The U.S.-led coalition is in its third day of heavy strikes on Islamic State fighters around the Syrian town of Kobani. ISIS had been on the verge of seizing Kobani, but the Pentagon claims it’s slowed the offensive by killing “hundreds” of fighters. At a briefing in Washington, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the U.S.-led bombings have used “precise targeting.”

Rear Admiral John Kirby: “U.S. forces conducted 14 airstrikes near the town of Kobani yesterday and today. Initial reports that we’re getting from Central Command indicate that those strikes successfully hit 19 ISIL buildings, two command posts, three fighting positions, three sniper positions, one staging location and one heavy machine gun — very precise targeting.”