Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by ISIL terrorists towards the heart of the Syrian border town of Kobani Saturday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre if it falls.

Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by ISIL terrorists towards the heart of the Syrian border town of Kobani Saturday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre if it falls.

The pre-dawn attack came after the IS militants captured the defenders' headquarters Friday, sparking fears they would cut off the last escape route to neighboring Turkey.

Media reports asserted that ISIL was obliged to summon military reinforcements from Raqqa and Deir Ezour in order to face the Kurdish resistance.