United States war planes backed by Arab allies have launched over 200 airstrikes on ISIL positions in Syria on a second day of aerial bombardment.<br /><br />US Central Command say Islamic State headquarters, training camps and barracks have been hit as well as Nusra Front positions near Syria’s border with Turkey.<br /><br />Washington says Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and the UAE have all been involved.<br /><br />In the Kurdish town of Kobani in Syria fierce fighting is ongoing as Kurdish peshmerga defend positions after the area was besieged by ISIL fighters in recent days.<br /><br />Reports from Turkey’s border with Syria suggest thousands of Kurds are heading to area to join the fight, supported by US aircraft .
