IS militants have entered the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani along the border with Turkey, actively engaging in urban warfare with Kurds in the town.
According to reports on Monday, street fighting broke out between Kurdish forces and the IS militants in Kobani for the first time after the terrorists penetrated the town.
Fierce clashes are reportedly underway in the eastern entrance of the Kurdish town.
Reports also said that the militants have already taken three districts of the flashpoint town.
The IS militants have been trying to reach and capture Kobani over the past few weeks, but failed to do so amid stiff resistance by Kurdish forces.
A black flag belonging to the IS terrorist group was visible atop of a four-storey building on the eastern side of Kobani, close to the scene of some of the most intense clashes in recent days. Another larger IS flag was planted on a hill in the eastern part of the town.
Dozens of IS militants have been killed in recent failed attempts to enter Kobani.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the extremists came under attack by Kurdish fighters after they entered an eastern neighborhood of the town. Kurdish fighters have vowed to defend the Syrian Kurdish border town.
Kobani and its surroundings have been under attack since mid-September, with IS militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.
The weeks-long intense battle for the strategic town has forced nearly 200,000 people to take refuge in Turkey.
Syrian Kurdish fighters have called on all Kurds across the region to take up arms against the IS militants.
This is while the Turkish government does not allow Kurdish fighters to cross the border into Syria and join the fight against the IS militants.
