Chelsea Sheasley is the Christian Science Monitor’s Asia Editor, overseeing regional coverage for CSMonitor.com and the weekly magazine. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/chelsea-sheasley/rss en Human Rights Religious & Ethnic Groups Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Chelsea Sheasley https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/09/kurds-try-to-capitalize-on-us-airstrikes-against-islamic-state-fighters-in-kobane https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/09/kurds-try-to-capitalize-on-us-airstrikes-against-islamic-state-fighters-in-kobane The battle for the Syrian border town of Kobane has pitted Turkey against its NATO allies, which want to see a more robust response to Islamic State’s offensive. US-led airstrikes appear to be checking the militants’ advance into the town.