Rebels, Iraqi Kurds Help Syrian Kurds Fight IS in Kobani

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria are getting reinforcements in their month-long battle with Islamic State militants in the border city of Kobani. A group of about 50 rebels from the Free Syrian Army arrived Wednesday in Kobani after crossing into Syria from Turkey. They join the fight there against the Islamic State group after spending the past 3 ½ years battling Syrian forces in a bid to oust President Bashar al-Assad. Also Wednesday, a group of Iraqi Kurdish fighters flew...

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