IS launches fierce attack on border town of Kobane

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According to AFP, on November 1, fierce fighting broke out in the Syrian border town of Kobane, bordering Turkey, after jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group launched a new attack on Kurdish fighters, who were supported by about 150 Iraqi Kurdish fighters (peshmerga) who had just arrived in the town on the evening of October 31.

According to AFP, on November 1, fierce fighting broke out in the Syrian border town of Kobane, bordering Turkey, after jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group launched a new attack on Kurdish fighters, who were supported by about 150 Iraqi Kurdish fighters (peshmerga) who had just arrived in the town on the evening of October 31.

Giao tranh dữ dội tại thị trấn Kobane. (Nguồn: AFP/TTXVN)
Fierce fighting in the town of Kobane. (Source: AFP/VNA)

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said fierce fighting around Kobane has left about 100 IS fighters dead in the past three days.

According to SOHR, 15 Kurdish fighters were also killed on October 31.

Since IS attacked Kobane in mid-September, a total of 958 people have been killed, including 576 IS gunmen, 361 Kurdish fighters and 21 civilians./.

According to VNA

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