in syria. those attacks and continued support of the kurdish fighters on the ground specifically in kobani, now gaining the upper hand in the battle for the key syrian border town. hello, welcome to america s news headquarters. the pentagon says isis has been pouring major resources into the area near the turkish border which gives u.s. pilots some big targets. meanwhile the general in charge of the u.s. led effort are tempering expectation saying not to expect overnight success in what the military sees as a long term mission on the road to ultimate victory. greg is reporting live at the turkey/syria border. greg? reporter: arthel and eric, the latest word from centcom, there have been 25 air strikes in the past 24 hours throughout this region. two of those air strikes hit in kobani as the fight continues. our latest word from our contacts is that there have been street battles in the center of the town between terrorists and kurdish militia, exactly where some had said