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7. Kobane: Air strikes 'stall IS advance' on Syrian border town

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 02:40 PM

Oct 2014

US-led forces have continued air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants near the besieged Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane.

A senior local official said IS had been pushed back towards the edge of the town as a result of the strikes and advances by the town's defenders.

Earlier reports said the militants had controlled almost a third of Kobane, on the Turkish-Syrian border.
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A local commander told the BBC his fighters were "going crazy without sleep", but only 20% of the town was under IS control.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29555999

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Islamic State Seizes Large Areas Of Syrian Town(Kobani) Despite Air Strikes [View all] Purveyor Oct 2014 OP

I had no idea leftynyc Oct 2014 #1

I haven't figured it out yet. Makes little sense to me, indeed. eom Purveyor Oct 2014 #2

If they wont use their own leftynyc Oct 2014 #3

Turkey refused to help the Kurds while their super duper army and Iliyah Oct 2014 #4

We should just threaten to pull out leftynyc Oct 2014 #5

We are relying on Kurds, for the most part for "boots on the ground" annabanana Oct 2014 #6

I fully support an independent nation leftynyc Oct 2014 #8

Anybody that thought Turkey was our bestest friend was sadly mistaken Baclava Oct 2014 #9

Kobane: Air strikes 'stall IS advance' on Syrian border town muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #7

Of course we all know , Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #10

Lots of explosions right now Bosonic Oct 2014 #11

I think it would be best to establish an evacuation route with air cover, and get the TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #12