Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday in Kobani, Syria

Heavy fighting has been reported for yet another day in and around the Syrian city of Kobani along the Turkish border. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city Sunday as Kurdish fighters battled to defend the city from the continuing onslaught by Islamic State extremists. U.S.-led coalition warplanes have been pounding targets in and around Kobani. Turkish troops remain disengaged just across the border, despite increasingly vocal international pressure on Turkish...

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