An airstrike created a huge mushroom cloud near the Syrian border town of Kobani, where Kurdish forces are battling the Islamic State group. (Oct. 8)
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Turkey-Syria Border – 8 October, 2014
1. Wide, border area, people start cheering, big mushroom cloud
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The battle for control of the Syrian border town of Kobani continued unabated on Wednesday, with the heavy gunfire audible and smoke rising over the skyline.
Outgunned Kurdish forces were assisted in their battle against militants of the Islamic State group by at least one US-led coalition airstrike.
Cheers went up from the Turkish side of the border as a suspected IS position was targeted.
