Kobani, Syria as seen from Kucuk Kendirciler area of Turkey – 6 Oct 2014

1. Plume of smoke rising from town of Kobani (seen from Turkish town of Kucuk), AUDIO: Explosion

2. Wide of another blast, AUDIO: Explosion

3. Pan of Kobani as another blast hits, AUDIO: Explosion

4. Various of blasts in Kobani

5. Wide of smoke rising from Kobani, two men walk by in foreground

6. Smoke rising from building in Kobani

7. Wide of black banner with Arabic writing being flown from building in Kobani

8. Wide of figures running down hillside in distance

9. Pan of what appears to be an armored vehicle with black flag driving along border on Syrian side

10. Blast on hillside, smoke rises

11. Black banner with Arabic writing being raised on hillside, AUDIO: Gunfire

STORYLINE:

Kurdish forces continue to battle Islamic State group fighters for control of a Syrian town near the Turkish border.

On Sunday, the Kurdish force known as the People’s Protection Units, or YPK, repelled a wide-ranging jihadist assault.

However, a black banner with Arabic writing could be seen Monday flying over a building at the eastern entrance to Kobani, indicating that the jihadists may have regrouped and broken through the Kurdish lines.

Another flag could be seen over a nearby hill.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a statement from the YPK says yesterday’s battles near the town killed more than 45 fighters on both sides, including a female Kurdish fighter who blew herself up, killing several jihadists.

Kobani and surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with Islamic State militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages. The assault has forced some 160,000 Syrians to flee.

On the Turkish side of the border, at least 14 Turkish army tanks have taken up defensive positions on a hilltop near Kobani.