Islamic State moves in on key Syria-Turkey border town

October 8, 2014

Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city. Two Islamic State flags were still visible over the eastern side of Kobani. Before the offensive, Kobani, known as Ayn al-Arab in Arabic, was home to refugees from the civil war which pits rebels against President Bashar al-Assadand has deteriorated into hundreds of localised battles between different factions. An estimated 180,000 people have fled into Turkey from the Kobani region following the Islamic State advance.

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