Developments at Kobani, Syria - November 3, 2014

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Smoke rises from the Syrian border town of Kobani as Islamic State militants fire mortar shells against Kurdish fighters, as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc, Nov. 3, 2014.

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Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, center, watches a skill demonstration while visiting a training camp for Kurdish peshmerga troops in Irbil, Nov. 3, 2014.

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Kurdish civilians stand atop a hill overlooking Kobani, near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Nov. 3, 2014.

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An explosion following an airstrike is seen in Kobani, from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Nov. 2, 2014.