The United States has conducted its most sustained air strikes on the Islamic State (IS) fighters in the Syrian town of Kobane in an attempt to aid the Kurdish forces in preventing the advance of the terror group in the town.
Syrian Kurdish defenders said that the air strikes have been effective and have halted IS' advance but added that they should have come earlier, reported the BBC.
Kobane is located on the Syrian-Turkish border.
At least 400 people have died in three weeks of fighting in the town and 160,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey.
