Airstrikes hit ISIS targets as ISIS advances on Kurdish Syria-Turkey border town

Airstrikes hit ISIS targets as ISIS advances on Kurdish Syria-Turkey border town
(Image credit: Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Since mid-September, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have been fighting their way toward the Syrian town of Kobani, right across the border from Turkey. On Monday, ISIS fighters broke through the Kurdish forces defending the town and raised black flags over two buildings in the eastern part of Kobani. Early Tuesday, reporters in Turkey heard warplanes overhead and saw plumes of smoke rise over ISIS areas; the U.S. has not confirmed its involvement in the airstrikes, though the airstrikes are widely believed to have come from U.S. aircraft. Here's the view of the strikes from the Turkish side of the border:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.