Islamic State fighters give up positions ringing Syrian town

[truebluefan]

Islamic State fighters gave up ground ringing a besieged Syrian border town Wednesday as U.S.-led airstrikes tried to tip the scales in a battle that has become a broad test of international efforts to contain the militants.

Kurdish officials described Islamic State forces pulling back from frontline positions in the town of Kobane — a day after Turkey’s president said it was on the verge of falling into the militants’ hands.

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