Fighting Islamic State militants

Kurdish fighters has rebuffed Islamic State (IS) militants’ attacks at the eastern side of the Syrian town of Kobani. On October 28, Kurdish fighters destroyed 9 militants in an ambush and several Islamists were captured

Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the IS group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. Photo: Syrian Kurdish fighters on the outskirts of Kobani, Syria

Photo: Kurdish fighters patrol in a truck along the border road on the outskirts of western Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of IS group, October 17, 2014

Syrian Kurdish fighters, part of the People's Protection Units, also known as YPG have ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The party has fought a 30-year guerrilla war against the government of Turkey, where about 20% of the population is Kurd

Lately Iraqi Kurds sent a convoy with weapons for Kobani defenders through Turkey. 155 militants of the Peshmerga forces (Iraqi Kurdish military forces) accompanied a convoy

According to regional observers, the allowance of Peshmerga convoy to enter Kobani will increase the role of the Syrian and Iraqi Kurds in opposition to the Islamic state in the international coalition against terrorism. Photo: supporters of Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate as they wait for the troops to cross the border into Turkey en route to Kobani

The United States and Arab allies have intensified their aerial campaign against the IS in Kobane after the radical group gained ground around the mostly Kurdish town in recent days. Photo: Turkish soldiers with tanks at the Turkish-Syrian border near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey, 27 October 2014

On October 20, 2014, the US forces airdroped weapons and ammunitions to Kurds fighting IS extremists in Kobani. The airdrops followed weeks of US and coalition airstrikes in and near the town

Photo: Turkish soldiers stand on an armored vehicle on a hilltop overlooking the Syrian town of Kobani, Turkey, near the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 26, 2014

The siege of the Kurdish administrative center lasts for more than 40 days. Losses have exceeded 800 people on both sides

Most citizens (over 200,000 people) fled across the border into Turkey

Photo: refugee camp in Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Thursday, October 23, 2014

Photo: Syrian refugee children who fled from Kobane, Syria, play acting as fighters at a refugee camp in Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey, 28 October 2014