DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Free Syrian Army fighters have joined Kurdish militias defending the embattled town of Kobane from Islamic State takeover.
FSA commander Col. Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi told the BBC that "around 200 fighters" had arrived in Kobane, although Kobane's Kurdish commander, Ocalan Isso, reported the arrival of only 50 FSA fighters.