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Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29526783
Coalition Airstrikes Hit Islamic State Fighters Attacking Syrian Kurdish Town of Kobane
(BBC News) The U.S.-led coalition has carried out its most sustained air attacks so far on Islamic State fighters attacking the Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane. The surge of IS appeared to have been halted, although fighting around Kobane continues. It seems the Kurdish defenders of Kobane are now communicating directly with coalition forces. At least 400 people have died in three weeks of fighting, and 160,000 Syrians have fled across the border to Turkey. While Islamic State tightens its grip on Kobane, Turkey remains reluctant to help the Kurdish militia in Syria, which has close links with Kurdish fighters in Turkey. The Kurds say Turkey's failure to act will lead to the fall of Kobane.