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Turkish border town once used as hostage-exchanging place

Children play in a field in the neighborhood of Akcakale, southwestern Turkey, on Jan. 28, 2015. Akcakale, sharing a border with Syria, was once used as a site for exchanging or releasing hostages from the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turkish border town once used as hostage-exchanging place

A Syrian region under the control of the Islamic State militant group is seen beyond a barbed-wired fence in Akcakale, southwestern Turkey, on Jan. 28 2015. Akcakale, sharing a border with Syria, was once used as a site for exchanging or releasing hostages from the Islamic group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fate of Islamic State hostages unknown as deadline passes

Reporters wait in the town of Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, on the border with Syria Jan. 29, 2015. The Islamic State group has threatened to kill a Jordanian pilot it holds unless a jailed would-be suicide bomber in Jordan is handed over at the Turkish border. Islamic State is also believed to be holding a Japanese hostage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tensions high at Turkish border with Syria

A Turkish military vehicle is seen near the border crossing with Syria in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, on Jan. 29, 2015, the location where a group of Islamic State militants have demanded that Jordan release Sajida al-Rishawi, who was sentenced to death for involvement in a 2005 terror attack in Jordan's capital Amman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo