US-led coalition steps up strikes in Syria

Published October 14, 2014 5:05pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says 21 airstrikes against Islamic State targets near the Syrian city of Kobani overnight Monday marked the largest number there in a 24-hour period since the air campaign in Syria began last month.

There also was one airstrike elsewhere in Syria against a modular oil refinery, according to U.S. Central Command.

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