Rebels from the Free Syrian Army have arrived in Kobane to support Kurdish fighters defending the town against 6-week long assault by the Islamic State.
FSA commander Col Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, told the BBC’s Arabic service that "around 200 fighters" had entered the Kobane to help the defenders.
Kurdish Peshmerga from Iraq are also on their way to Kobane, travelling through Turkey, who are still blocking local Kurds from joining the Kurdish People's Defence Units (YPG) spearheading the defence of Kobane, due to their links to the PKK, who are listed as a terrorist group in the country.
Fighting in the town is ongoing, with IS militants in control of about 40% of Kobane. US airstrikes have brought some relief to embattled YPG fighters, halting the IS advance.
Peshmerga en route to Kobane (28 October 2014)
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