US Facing 'Real Possibility' of Kobani Falling to Islamic State Group
US Facing 'Real Possibility' of Kobani Falling to Islamic State Group by webdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb) Thursday October 9 th , 2014 at 11:25 AM Voice Of America 1 Share Islamic State (IS) fighters are continuing their push into the mostly Kurdish Syrian border town of Kobani, and the U.S. military says it is facing the "real possibility" that the twon soon could fall to the extremist group. U.S. forces have launched several air attacks, including 11 in the past two days, to help Kurdish fighters repel IS militants. Kobani region premier Anwar Moslem told VOA the air raids have produced positive results. "If coalition forces continue striking like this, they can prevent help coming to ISIL from neighboring towns," Moslem said. "With the help of U.S. and coalition jets, we can expel ISIS from Kobani and save the lives of these civilians," said Moslem, using an alternate acronym for the group. Coalition limit