Islamic State Enters Kobani Amid Street Fight With Kurds
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Islamic State militants pushed further into Kobani on Syria’s border with Turkey and battled Kurdish fighters inside the town, as the U.S.-led coalition stepped up airstrikes in the region.
About 2,000 militants entered Kobani late yesterday, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said. The Kurdish agency Firat reported fierce clashes in eastern and southern districts. Airstrikes late yesterday and today against the group’s positions “were effective and have slowed their advance,” Ibrahim Kurdo, a local official, said by phone, describing the Kurdish position as “better than it was two days ago.”