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1/6/15

Middle East, U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS at Kobani as Kurds makes gains

Eight air strikes near Kobani destroyed 14 ISIS fighting positions and a building, and they damaged a second building, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.

In Iraq, the strikes were near al Qaim and al Asad, according to the Combined Joint Task Force.
Kurdish fighters advanced in Kobani on Monday, capturing a vital zone that houses government buildings after heavy fighting with the militants, a Kurdish official and an activist group said.

The Kurds have been slowly advancing in Kobani with the support of Iraqi peshmerga forces.

The U.S.-led coalition has also played a key role, carrying out waves of airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria positions in and around the town.

Meanwhile, a top figure in ISIS's self-declared police force, which has carried out beheadings, was himself found decapitated in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said.

 Read more: U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS at Kobani as Kurds makes gains - World - CBC News

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