Kobane: IS May Soon Take Syria-Turkey Border Town.

The key Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane might fall to Islamic

State (IS) fighters soon, an official there has told the BBC.
A flag of Islamic State has been seen flying over a building on the eastern edge of Kobane.
The official, Idriss Nassan, confirmed IS was now in control of Mistenur, the strategic hill above the town.
Kobane has seen intense fighting over the past three days as Syrian Kurds try to defend the town.
The IS militants have been besieging it for nearly three weeks. Since then, more than 160,000 Syrians, mainly Kurds, have fled across the border.
Capturing the town would give IS unbroken control of a long stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border.

He says the situation appears critical for the defenders of the town.
Mr Nassan told the BBC there were still thousands of civilians in Kobane.
He said IS was now in control of Mistenur and that, in theory, gave the attackers a huge strategic advantage. But Mr Nassan said IS was not yet firing down into the town from the hill.
He said there was shelling in all parts of Kobane, adding: "Yes, it will certainly fall soon."
Mr Nassan could not say how long this would take, but added: "I'm not going to give up my home and my country easily."
Esmat al-Sheikh, head of the Kobane Defence Authority, told Reuters news agency: "If they enter, it will be a graveyard for us and for them. We either win or die. We will resist to the end."

Source:BBC