Syrian Kurds Battle IS To Retain Control Of Kobani

SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 15: (TURKEY OUT) Heavy smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 15, 2014. Islamic State are believed to control more than a third of Syrian city of Kobani since they arrived in mid-September. Kurdish forces have now advanced after a series of US-led coalition air strikes on ISIS positions in and around the besieged town. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)