Usled Coalition Forces are keeping up their air strikes against Islamic State targets around the embattled syrian town of kobani. Kurdish fighters in kobani are trying to hold off a complete takeover of the town by the Islamic State with u. S. Forces saying airstrikes alone may not keep it from falling into iss hands. There are tanks on the border, but turkey says it will not send in Ground Troops on its own. Kurdish forces are holding on, but reports say the Islamic State now controls the eastern third of the city. Video shows is has weapons it claims it captured from the kurds. Just north of kobani, turkish army tanks watch from the position they occupy 10 days ago. But turkey has no winter ash no intention of intervening turkey has no intention of intervening. It is not realistic to expect turkey to conduct a ground operation on its own. We are holding talks. Once there is a common decision, turkey will not shy away from its part. But it wants coordinate action to target Syrian Gove