. . TERRORISM : COUNTRIES: SYRIA: Islamic State Moves into South West of Syrian Kurdish Town . . Islamic State Moves into South West of Syrian Kurdish Town By Daren Butler and Oliver Holmes Reuters 07/10 11:40 CET EuroNews http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2725850-islamic-state-raises- flag-in-eastern-kobani-kurds-say-town-has-not-fallen/ . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/l8glx3l . .MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city.
.The prospect that the town on the Turkish border could fall to militants who have besieged it for three weeks has increased pressure on Turkey, with the strongest army in the region, to join an international coalition to fight against Islamic State.
.From across the nearby Turkish border two Islamic State flags could be seen flying over the eastern side of Kobani. Two air strikes hit the area and sporadic gunfire could be heard.
.Islamic State fighters were using heavy weapons and shells to hit Kobani, senior Kurdish official Asya Abdullah told Reuters from inside the town.
.Yesterday there was a violent clash. We have fought hard to keep them out of the town, she said by telephone. The clashes are not in the whole of Kobani, but in specific areas, on the outskirts and towards the centre.
.Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot, has ramped up its offensive in recent days against the mainly Kurdish border town, despite being targeted by U.S.-led coalition led air strikes aimed at halting its progress.
.The group wants to take Kobani to consolidate a dramatic sweep across northern Iraq and Syria, in the name of an absolutist version of Sunni Islam, that has sent shockwaves through the Middle East.
.There were clashes overnight. Not heavy but ISIS is going forward from the southwest. They have crossed into Kobani and control some buildings in the city there, said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group that monitors the conflict with a network on the ground. ISIS is a former name for Islamic State.
.They are about 50 metres inside the southwest of the city, Abdulrahman said.
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