U S Military admits that airstrikes alone would not be able to rein in the IS militants

The US military has admitted that only airstrikes may not be sufficient to stop the advance of Islamic State fighters in Syria news.sky.com.

President Barack Obama met military commanders to discuss the campaign against IS in Syria and Iraq as there are apprehensions hat ground troops would also be needed on the ground. As Rear Adm Kirby has remarked, troops would be needed to defeat IS because the US does not have any force inside Syria with whom they could co-operate and work with. The President has admitted that while US strikes continue, alongside its partners, it continues to remain a difficult mission. It is not something that can be solved overnight.

US-led airstrikes have continued on Kobani. The IS militants have been fighting a fierce battle with Kurdish forces and, senior commanders have warned the Islamists could still take the strategic border town.
Incidentally, the US military's Central Command have revealed that American-led forces have carried out 14 coalition strikes on Wednesday and 19 bombing raids near Kobani since Tuesday, in an attempt to help Kurdish militia.
As informed by activists, the strikes killed at least 45 IS militants since Monday evening, forcing them to withdraw from some parts of the town.