BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say Kurdish forces have driven out Islamic State fighters who had infiltrated the Syrian border town of Kobani. They say that at least more than 170 civilians have been killed in the town since Thursday.
Kurdish activist Mustafa Bali and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say fighting is continuing Saturday between the Kurdish forces and IS fighters in areas to the south and west of the town.
Bali, speaking to The Associated Press from Kobani, said the number of civilians killed since bands of elite IS fighters infiltrated the town on Thursday has exceeded 200 and is likely to rise as the search for bodies continues.
The observatory, which relies on information from a network of activists across Syria, put the number at 174.