The Fight for Kobani – Tuesday, Oct. 14

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Backdropped by Kobani, in Syria, a Turkish forces armored vehicle patrols the border road in Mursitpinar, on the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 14, 2014.

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Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, seen from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Oct. 14, 2014.

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Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani as they stand on top of a hill near Mursitpinar border crossing in the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Oct. 14, 2014.

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Thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani, Syria, as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, Oct. 14, 2014.