Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 09:22 AFP —

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 08:58 AFP — Washington made a first weapons drop to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists in the Syrian town of Kobane Monday that they hailed as a major boost for their nearly five-week resistance campaign.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 08:07 AFP — A US airdrop of weapons will "help greatly" Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State group jihadists for the Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman for the Kurdish forces said Monday.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 07:45 AFP — A US airdrop of weapons will "help greatly" Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State group jihadists for the Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman for the Kurdish forces said Monday.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 07:33 AFP —

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 05:57 AFP — The American military airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies Sunday to Kurds fighting the Islamic State group in the flashpoint Syrian town of Kobane, in a move that could anger ally Turkey.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 04:10 AFP — The American military airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies Sunday to Kurds fighting the Islamic State group in the flashpoint Syrian city of Kobane, in a move likely to anger ally Turkey.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 03:30 AFP — America airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies for the first time to Syrian Kurds in Kobane, US Central Command said Sunday, as the fierce battle for the key city continued to rage.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 02:44 AFP — The American military for the first time airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Syrian Kurds in the battleground city of Kobane, US Central Command said Sunday, in a move likely to anger key ally Turkey.

Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 02:11 AFP —