The Islamic State militant group has stepped up their assaults on Kobani, and are believed to be less than one kilometre away.

The Syrian city near the Turkish border has been the site of intense fighting for weeks. Kurdish forces defending the area warned of a massacre if it fell to the insurgents.

More than 130,000 refugees fled to Turkey last weekend to escape the violence.

US-led forces carried out four airstrikes on militants on Wednesday and Thursday and around Raqqa and one near the be…
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