Obama to Ask Congress to Authorize Fight Against Islamic State

A rocket, believed to have been launched by Islamic State militants, flies from the east to the west side of the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting, Nov. 6, 2014.

A full moon rises from a hilltop overlooking the city of Kobani, Syria, which has been under assault by  Islamic State militants since mid-September, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.

A Kurdish farmer is seen riding his horse-drawn cart close to the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting between Islamic state militants and Kurdish fighters, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.