The incidents follow similar hoaxes in Britain, France, the Netherlands and Japan in recent months

It is illegal for Australian citizens to support any armed group in Syria and fighters face life in prison upon return

Hammond says Putin is worsening Syrian civil war by bombing opponents of Islamic State

Artists previously painted the likes of Kevin Spacey, Nicole Kidman and Sienna Miller

Hammond had said Putin was strengthening IS militants on the ground by bombing President Assad's opponents

Eight people face charges but no one has been taken into custody

Two people were rescued swimming to the shore, says Turkish coast guard

"It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem," spokesman Dennis Janus of the country's national police said

Russian Foreign Minister says it does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorist groups

If it succeeds, the coalition will have struck a crippling blow against Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate