Airstrikes Hit Near Key Northern Syrian Town
Suspected U.S.-led airstrikes have struck near a key Syrian town along the Turkish border, where Kurdish fighters have spent weeks trying to hold off an advance by Islamic State militants.
The attacks early Tuesday hit outside Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, where fighting has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing for safety in Turkey.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes spread overnight with Islamic State militants seizing several buildings in the southwestern part of the town.
Taking Kobani would give the Islamic State fighters control of a long stretch of Syria along the Turkish border.
A Kurdish defense chief vowed Monday to "resist until the end," saying if the militants take the town then it will become a "graveyard" for both sides.
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Ban is gravely concerned about the situation and urgently calling for the protection of civilians in the area.
Source: Voice of America
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