The United States and Saudi Arabia launched eight airstrikes on Sunday and Monday against Islamic State targets in Syria, Reuters reported, including seven near beleaguered Kobani, said the US military's Central Command.
Four strikes southwest of Kobani hit Islamic State units and destroyed a machine gun firing position, while three strikes northeast of Kobani struck a militant unit and damaged a staging location and several buildings, Central Command said in a statement. Another strike hit an Islamic State garrison northwest of Raqqa.