Obama to Ask Congress to Authorize Fight Against Islamic State
![A rocket, believed to have been launched by Islamic State militants, flies from the east to the west side of the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting, Nov. 6, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F6475E8B-888E-4DEB-9764-F3BA476248BE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A rocket, believed to have been launched by Islamic State militants, flies from the east to the west side of the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting, Nov. 6, 2014.
![A full moon rises from a hilltop overlooking the city of Kobani, Syria, which has been under assault by Islamic State militants since mid-September, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F3998C19-7560-482A-9968-2F309A5DECA8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A full moon rises from a hilltop overlooking the city of Kobani, Syria, which has been under assault by Islamic State militants since mid-September, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.
![A Kurdish farmer is seen riding his horse-drawn cart close to the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting between Islamic state militants and Kurdish fighters, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/32AA7DBB-1B37-4DE4-B741-A2440918A49F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kurdish farmer is seen riding his horse-drawn cart close to the Syrian town of Kobani during fighting between Islamic state militants and Kurdish fighters, near the Turkey-Syria border, Nov. 6, 2014.