Kurdish fighters defending Syria’s border town of Kobane held out against the Islamic State group on Wednesday, anxious for relief as Iraq’s Kurdish parliament was set to vote on sending reinforcements.
Backed by air strikes from a US-led coalition, the Kurds have been defending the town on the Turkish border against a fierce IS offensive for more than a month. After initially losing ground to the jihadists the Kurds have fought back hard, with the US military saying Tuesday they had halted the IS advance and remained in control of most of Kobane. They were given a boost this week by the first US air drop of weapons and other supplies.
Backed by air strikes from a US-led coalition, the Kurds have been defending the town on the Turkish border against a fierce IS offensive for more than a month. After initially losing ground to the jihadists the Kurds have fought back hard, with the US military saying Tuesday they had halted the IS advance and remained in control of most of Kobane. They were given a boost this week by the first US air drop of weapons and other supplies.