Pentagon Lacks Estimate on Size of IS Forces in Kobani

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON, October 17 (RIA Novosti) - The US military does not know how many Islamic State (IS) militants are currently attacking Kobani, a Syrian town that borders Turkey, Pentagon Press Secretary said.

"We don't have a good estimate," Defense Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said on Thursday, in response to a question on the size of IS forces in Kobani.

Kirby said that the reason why the United States intensified its air campaign in Kobani was due to IS's expanding footprint.

Kirby added that the group's expansion in Kobani would provide more targets, which in the past week included snipers and other fighters along with strategic facilities like refineries.

"What makes Kobani significant is the fact that ISIL wants it. The more they want it, the more forces and resources they apply to it, the more targets are available for us to hit there," Kirby added.

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