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STORY: Kurdish forces, reinforced by Free Syrian Army rebels, fought with Islamic State (IS) militants besieging the strategic town of Kobani on the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday (September 27).
The Sunni Muslim insurgents, who launched their assault on Kobani more than a week ago, besieging it from three sides, took control of high ground to the west of the town and a village to the east amidst fierce fighting.
More than 150,000 Kurds have fled Kobani and surrounding villages since last Friday, crossing into Turkey. The U.N. refugee agency has said the entire 400,000 population of the town could flee.
Kurds watching the fighting west of Kobani from hills on the Turkish side of the border said they feared an imminent IS assault on the town and called for outside help to deal with the insurgents.
The siege of Kobani has fueled Kurdish anger not just at the Sunni insurgents but also against the Turkish state. Kurdish mil
