Syria Kurds weather IS assault and await reinforcements
Mursitpinar, Turkey (AFP) Oct 22, 2014 - Kurdish defenders of the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane awaited reinforcements Wednesday after weathering another onslaught by Islamic State jihadists. Fighting appeared to have diminished after a fierce attack begun by IS fighters almost 48 hours earlier, including suicide bombers, witnesses and monitors said. IS jihadists in east Kobane were exchanging fire with Kurdish militia ... more

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