SAS Forces In Kobane Directing U.S. Air Strikes Against Islamic State Fighters

Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

SAS Named Heroes Of Kobane In Fight Against IS -- Daily Star

THE SAS has been hailed the heroes of Kobane after helping to prevent the Syrian town being overrun by bloodthirsty jihadis.

A team of British special forces were dispatched to the Turkish- Syrian border to help brave Kurdish fighters battle against Islamic State (IS) gunmen.

The British troops called in several air strikes, killing dozens of IS fighters and halting their advance towards Kobane, just inside the Syrian border.

In one attack, SAS guided warplanes into an area where IS fi ghters were massing for an attack The US jets dropped several 500lb bombs into the area, killing and injuring dozens of fighters.

In another strike the SAS pinpointed the location of a large convoy of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and ammo trucks heading towards the area. An SAS team hiding in the surrounding hills directed two US combat planes into the area.

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Update: SAS 'saved hundred of lives' in battle with Islamic State for Kobani -- Express

My Comment: Someone has to be in Kobani communicating with U.S. pilots and directing directing their bombing runs .... now we know who.