The Fight for Kobani
![Smoke rises after a U.S.-led airstrike in the Syrian town of Kobani, Oct. 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c0b4fc8-c2d0-41e1-a4e8-a1fdba766ee7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
1
Smoke rises after a U.S.-led airstrike in the Syrian town of Kobani, Oct. 8, 2014.
![Islamic State fighters stand along a street in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, Oct. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/115eb752-f659-4265-b0ea-45835dfaac8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
2
Islamic State fighters stand along a street in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, Oct. 7, 2014.
![An Islamic State fighter gestures from a vehicle in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, Oct. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/843f208b-c783-4483-abb4-8d661e780304_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
3
An Islamic State fighter gestures from a vehicle in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, Oct. 7, 2014.
![A damaged school building which was used by Kurdish fighters as a base, in al-Aziza, Oct. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/74e91222-5334-4d5f-8afe-ae45bec8ca8b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
4
A damaged school building which was used by Kurdish fighters as a base, in al-Aziza, Oct. 7, 2014.