US air strikes at last, but no cavalry to relieve Kobane's defenders

By Ruth Pollard
Updated October 9 2014 - 5:13am, first published October 8 2014 - 5:52pm
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi
Kurdish protesters on the border near the besieged Syrian town of Kobane flee tear gas fired from a Turkish riot control vehicle on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Quilty/Oculi

Mursitpinar, Turkey-Syria border: The US-led military coalition intensified its air strikes on Islamic State positions in Kobane overnight, but locals fear it may be too late to save the besieged town.

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