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Top ISIL Chechen commander supposedly ordered to Kobane
"The Islamic State leadership has ordered a prominent Chechen commander to Kobane, according to a Rudaw source inside ISIS-controlled territory......Al-Shishani was appointed commander of ISIS’s northern operations last year and is widely considered one of their most powerful military leaders. "
http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/261020141
The article also discuses changes in ISIL tactics and the gathering of reinforcements to be sent to the fight to take Kobani.