US and coalition intensifies airstrikes on Kobani because "there is more ISIL in and around the town"

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a press briefing Wednesday that the reason for the intensifying coalition airstrikes in the last couple of days around the Syrian town of Kobani "there is more ISIL in and around the town".
Kirby added that "we believe that the great majority of the population of that town has evacuated and left" emphasizing the intention of ISIL that "Kobani's a territory they want and so they have continued to flow fighters to Kobani, meaning there are more targets in and around Kobani".
"We believe that we have killed several hundred ISIL fighters, again, in and around Kobani" nevertheless "Kobani could still fall, It could very well still fall" he stated.
Kirby also said that "strategy's bigger than any one town and we are ought to be prepared for the eventuality that other towns and other villages, other pieces of ground will either fall to ISIL or we may not be able to dislodge them from that for quite some time" emphasizing that this fight "is going to take a while". (end) yt