Syrian war rages on multiple fronts as Turkish tanks reinforce border

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The war in Syria rages on, as Islamic Front fighters battle government forces for control of Aleppo.

Video uploaded to a social website illustrates the ferocity of the conflict.

Another purports to show the rebels wiring a bomb in a building affiliated with Assad's forces.

And to the east, while US-led coaltion aircraft continue to attack the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Turkey's military across the border are taking a strong defensive stance, keeping a wary eye on the besieged border town of Kobani.

Shelling by Islamic State insurgents has intensified here, with at least two shells apparently landing in Turkey.

MAN SHOWING METAL SHARDS / MAN SHOUTING IN ENGLISH, SAYING:

"This is a Turkish bomb, it is coming to Turkey area. Turkey needs help, I.S., nobody is helping us."

For Turkish police it's a battle for control of the frontier - with thousands of refugees flooding into Turkey and young Kurdish men trying to go the other way to join th