The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a London-based monitoring group , said Thursday that clashes had been reported between YPG and ISIS fighters only a few hundred yards from the east and southeast of the city . Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIS near Kobani , U.S. military says . Strikes come as criticism mounts about the coalition response to Kobani 's plight . Residents ordered to leave as ISIS fighters advance on Kobani , flee across border . Comment:
Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIS near Kobani , U.S. military says . Strikes come as criticism mounts about the coalition response to Kobani 's plight . Residents ordered to leave as ISIS fighters advance on Kobani , flee across border . Comment: