In this image shot with an extreme telephoto lens and through haze from a hilltop, Kurdish fighters walk to their positions, in Kobani, Syria, seen from Mursitpinar, on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis), APTOPIX