The Battle for Kobani – In Focus – The Atlantic

The Battle for Kobani

via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/10/the-battle-for-kobani/100828/

some of these refugees and fellow Kurds from southern Turkey have gathered on the border to watch the battles in Kobani through binoculars and cameras. Some Kurdish forces remain in the city, defending against invading militants, supported by Western aircraft and missiles, while ISIS continues to attack with artillery, mortars, suicide bombings, and small arms