Syrian forces enter key border town

By Elena Becatoros and Bassem Mroue
Updated October 17 2019 - 9:48am, first published 9:46am
The Syrian border town of Kobani was where US forces first united with Kurdish fighters against IS.
The Syrian border town of Kobani was where US forces first united with Kurdish fighters against IS.

Syrian forces have rolled into the strategic border town of Kobani, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a "safe zone" free of Syrian Kurdish fighters along the frontier as part of its week-old offensive.

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