Heavy U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Yahoo/AFP

Kobani Syria. Yahoo/AFP

Up to 31 airstrikes hit Islamic State targets across Iraq and Syria Friday. Yahoo/AFP. 13 of those strikes were in the besieged city of Kobani on the Syria/Turkey border. 19 fighting positions were destroyed along with buildings and staging areas. A ISIS vehicle was destroyed as well. Both fighter aircraft and drones were involved with the attack. Kobani has been under siege by ISIS since mid-September and has been under U.S. airstrikes since the beginning of U.S. operations in Syria. Other strikes in Syria destroyed oil facilities, more vehicles and staging areas. In Iraq, vehicles, fighting positions and equipment were destroyed in 15 more raids. 

My Comment:

Man, Kobani seems like hell on earth right now. I don't have much sympathy for ISIS fighters, but they have to be hurting from all these airstrikes. If I was in their position I would be furious. Not only have they failed to take a city that they have been trying to take since September, but they are under constant airstrikes as well. What was supposed to be a speedbump on their conquest of Syria is now a quagmire, sucking down troops, supplies and weapons. And the worst (best) part about it is that they can do almost nothing to stop the raids. They can spread their troops around to avoid the strikes but they can't really fight back unless they get some MANPADS or heavier anti-aircraft missiles. 

This must be devastating to their morale and I have already heard rumors that nobody in ISIS wants to go to Kobani. They must be thinking "in a fair fight we could take Kobani". They might have a point, but war is never fair, and the less fair it is for ISIS the better it is for the rest of the world. Hopefully it is enough for them to quit Kobani and let the Kurds have it. 

And I have to give credit where credit is due. All the airstrikes in the world wouldn't matter if it wasn't for the Kurdish fighters there, both men, women and even children, who are giving their all to keep ISIS from taking the town. For a long time it looked like they would be pushed back, but thanks to their fighters and our airstrikes they have held on. Maybe someday they can push ISIS out.