Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.
Airstrikes on Kobani, Syria - Sunday, October 19, 2014
![Thick smoke and flames from a fire rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of the Islamic State group, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 19, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1D3CA26A-A365-4DC0-8441-2353D354FB02_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
1
Thick smoke and flames from a fire rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of the Islamic State group, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 19, 2014.
![Kurdish fighters walk through a street in the Syrian town of Kobani, Oct. 19, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/940B62CC-A841-4D54-B250-8921FD13B0FB_cx0_cy0_cw99_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
2
Kurdish fighters walk through a street in the Syrian town of Kobani, Oct. 19, 2014.
![Smoke rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/140060AD-51B7-49B2-A3EC-9FBC9CBC3D6C_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
3
Smoke rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
![Members of the media on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, watch as smoke from a fire rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Oct. 19, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8CB7A52C-81C2-479A-B49B-CF95C26F559A_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
4
Members of the media on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, watch as smoke from a fire rises following a strike in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Oct. 19, 2014.