“The Syrian border town of Kobane is still in danger of falling to the Islamic State, more than a week after the U.S. military began launching airstrikes on militants there regularly. Hundreds of fighters have been killed, the Pentagon’s press secretary said Wednesday, but even more are swarming the area.”

Source: U.S. airstrikes in Syria are now dwarfing those in Iraq, thanks to the fight for one town – The Washington Post