Islamic State pushed back by Kobane airstrikes as 600 killed in ground fighting
US-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of Kobane, as ground fighting claimed more than 600 combatants since jihadists launched an offensive on the besieged Syrian town..
A Kurdish official in Kobane said on Thursday that US-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of the besieged Syrian town.
“The international coalition has fought ISIS more effectively during the last few days,” Nassen told reporters by telephone, using an alternative name for IS.
“Before they [IS] were in control of 30 per cent of Kobane and now they control less than 20 per cent thanks to the international coalition,” he said.
Nassen said Kurdish forces were “flushing out” IS fighters from the eastern and southeastern parts of the town on the border with Turkey, calling for more military assistance.
“We need more airstrikes, as well as weaponry and ammunition to fight them on the ground,” he said.