AFP: President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the plight of the Syrian town of Kobane under attack by Islamic State jihadists, and said a US-led coalition would keep up bombing raids there and in western Iraq.
“We’re deeply concerned about the situation in and around the Syrian town of Kobane,” Obama said after meeting commanders from a coalition of more than 20 countries fighting the IS group.
The battles in Anbar province and Kobane illustrated the threat posed by the IS group in both Iraq and Syria and “coalition air strikes will continue in both these areas,” he said.