Islamic State Moves to Encircle Kobani, Push Into Town
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Islamic State militants pushed deeper into Kobani amid a round of U.S. airstrikes that sought to prevent them from encircling the besieged Syrian town.
Six U.S. airstrikes near Kobani today and yesterday struck an Islamic State fighting position and damaged buildings and trucks, according to a news release from the U.S. Central Command.