Kobani, also known as Ayn 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 - Sunday, October 19, 2014
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A Kurdish refugee child from the Syrian town of Kobani looks out of a tent in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border, Oct. 19, 2014.
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Turkish Kurds watch the Syrian town of Kobani from near the Mursitpinar border crossing, on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc, Oct. 19, 2014.
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A news photographer takes pictures of the Syrian town of Kobani from near the Mursitpinar border crossing, on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc, Oct. 19, 2014.
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Turkish Kurds watch the Syrian town of Kobani from near the Mursitpinar border crossing, on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc, Oct. 19, 2014.