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Islamic State: Seizes airdropped U.S. arms as Kurds await troops
SURUC, Turkey — Kurdish militias defending the northern Syrian town of Kobani waited Tuesday for Turkey to allow promised reinforcements across the border, as Islamic State fighters posted video of militants opening crates of weapons presumably airdropped by U.S. forces.
Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar Assad has taken advantage of the U.S.-led coalition’s air war against the Islamic State to attack rebels around the country and try to recapture territory lost during three years of civil war.