Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.
Airstrikes on Kobani, Syria - Saturday, October 18, 2014
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Kurdish people stand in Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, while fighting continues between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group just across the border in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 18, 2014.
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People sit on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, as they watch from the distance, fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of the Islamic State group, Oct. 18, 2014.
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Smoke from a mortar rises in Kobani, Syria while fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 18, 2014.
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Turkish soldiers on a tank, left, move to a new position as others, right, man a mortar unit during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, landed within Turkey, on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 1