Kurdish forces continue fighting IS militants in Kobane Fighters of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) were holding their positions during fighting against Islamic State (IS) group on Friday, in the Syrian besieged border town of Kobane. Up to 4,000 jihadists are fighting some 1,500 to 2,000 members of the YPG in Kobane, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES