Three airstrikes on Islamic State outside Kobane


epa04436005 A picture taken from Turkey shows smoke rising after an apparent airstrike by allied forces against Islamic State targets in the east of the Syrian city of Kobane, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey, 07 October 2014. The Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane is ‘about to fall,’ said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he criticized US allied bombing of Islamic State militants surrounding the city for being insufficient. EPA/SEDAT SUNA