A day after the black IS flag was raised within the city of Kobani near the Turkish border, fresh coalition airstrikes pound IS positions from the air.
Fierce fighting raged around Kobani over the weekend. Kurdish fighters dug in the city managed to hold out against IS forces while being aided by coalition strikes, though IS did take several strategically important buildings in the southwest of Kobani from where to launch attacks on both sides of the city. More than 400 people in both sides, and also civilians, were killed during the fighting.