David Cameron’s vow that Britain and its allies would not allow Islamic State to form caliphate on Europe’s doorstep had a hollow ring for the besieged people of Kobani yesterday. Huge plumes of smoke billowed over the pivotal border town as jihadi fanatics – some claiming to be British – launched a terrifying onslaught. Kobani, which lies just inside Syria on the border with Nato member Turkey, has been described as the town the world cannot afford to lose to the terrorists. Scroll down for video Gran's army: Women line up with Kalashnikov assault rifles in the besieged border town of Kobani, Syria
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Jihadi fanatics launched terrifying onslaught on Kobani, Syria
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Residents respond with with occasional rocket-propelled grenades
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It's been described as the town the world cannot afford to lose to terrorists
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If IS do take it, they will control unbroken 125-mile stretch of frontier
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US airstrikes have failed to stop the terrorists' brutal advance
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The siege has forced some 160,000 people to flee across the frontier
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