U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …

Airstrikes that appear to be coordinated with Kurdish guerrillas have escalated dramatically, but they may not be enough to save the town.

Published Oct. 9 2014 1:37PM EDT

articles/2014/10/09/u-s-planes-are-blowing-the-hell-out-of-isis-at-kobani-but/141008-dettmer-kobani-tease_oypqyb — Umit Bektas/Reuters

SURUC, Turkey — High in the blue sky above I think I can make out a dart of silver—or maybe it is a trick of sunlight and puffy white clouds and my imagination trying to match the sound of warplanes zooming back and forth with an actual glimpse of them....

Jamie Dettmer

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U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …

Airstrikes that appear to be coordinated with Kurdish guerrillas have escalated dramatically, but they may not be enough to save the town.

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Jamie Dettmer