US Confirms Airstrikes Near Turkey-Syria Border

U.S.-led airstrikes hit near a key Syrian border town for a second day, as Kurdish fighters defend the area from Islamic State militants. The U.S. military confirmed three strikes Wednesday near Kobane, also known as Ayn al Arab, destroying an IS tank, artillery, and an armed vehicle. Clashes there during the past few weeks have sent more than 160,000 people fleeing for safety. "These animals [Islamist militants] stormed our village.  Nobody helped us.  I call on the...

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