ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani
(CNN) -- Kurdish fighters in the Syrian town of
Kobani have pushed back ISIS militants in a number of locations as U.S.
airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city, according
to sources there.
The battle for Kobani,
which is not far from the Turkish border, has become a street fight over
control of hills and neighborhoods.
One Kurdish fighter told
CNN Thursday that ISIS has been forced from many parts of the city, but
still controls some key buildings including the hospital and the
important Asayish building in the middle of Kobani, which served as
headquarters for the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG.
The YPG does have control
of the southwest entrance of the city and has taken some buildings back
from ISIS fighters in one neighborhood, next to the heavily contested
eastern industrial area of the city.Activists say Kurdish
fighters were able to make significant advances on all fronts around
Kobani with the help of coalition airstrikes.
U.S. fighter jets conducted 14 strikes near Kobani Wednesday and Thursday, according to U.S. Central Command.
Initial reports show the
strikes his 19 ISIS buildings and 10 other ISIS targets, including
command posts, sniper positions and a staging location, the U.S.
military said.
The airstrikes over the
past few days have helped Kurdish YPG fighters turn into an offensive
rather than a defensive force, according to one activi
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