Activists say Kurds halt ISIS advance in Kobani as bombing in Iraq kills 58


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Iraqbombing1012.jpg Oct. 12, 2014: A man looks at the site of a car bomb attack in the Shula neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

Islamic State militants are claiming responsibility for a triple suicide bombing that killed at least 58 people in Iraq Sunday, as activists say Kurdish fighters have been able to halt the advance of the extremist group in the Syrian border town of Kobani.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press the Islamic State militants, also known as ISIS or ISIL, have not been able to advance in Kobani since Friday but are sending in reinforcements. The Observatory’s chief, Rami Abdurrahman, said the group appears to have a shortage of fighters and has brought in members of its religious police known as the Hisbah to take part in the battles.
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