Summary
Kurdish fighters backed by U.S.-led airstrikes held back jihadists attacking a Syrian border town Saturday, following an international outcry at the murder of a British hostage by the Islamic State group.
Five jihadists were killed in the air raids near the border town, as well as 30 more around Shadadi in northeastern Syria, according to the Britain-based group, which monitors the conflict.
Activist Mustafa Ebdi said Kurdish fighters had been buoyed by their success at holding off the assault so far, noting that the ISIS jihadists had hoped to capture the town by Saturday for the Eid al-Adha festival.
On Friday night, ISIS released a video showing the execution of Alan Henning, a 47-year-old British volunteer driver who went to Syria with a Muslim charity.
The jihadist, who has the same British accent as the killer in previous ISIS execution videos, directly addressed British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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