Explosions Rock Syrian Town Of Kobani Near Turkish Border

Blasts rocked the Syrian town of Kobani on October 9 as the U.S. military and allied forces carried out air strikes against Islamic State targets. Video shot from across the border in Turkey shows smoke rising from the sites of the explosions. The U.S. military said on October 8 that Kobani remains under the control of Kurdish militia, but Islamic State militants have seized parts of the city. (Reuters)