Kurdish forces take control of Syrian border town of Kobane, driving out IS militantsKurdish forces have taken full control of the Syrian border town of Kobane, driving out the last group of Islamic State (IS) fighters after nearly four months of battles.
With the backing of US-led air strikes and support from Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces, Syrian Kurdish (YPG) forces gained control of the town, Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
In Iraq, a senior army officer announced that Iraqi forces had also "liberated" Diyala province from the IS group.
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