"4 [IS militants] detonated themselves around the city by suicide cars and explosive belts," the report stated, adding that the suicide bombs alongside at least 110 shells killed eight Kurdish fighters and 17 of its own militants.
The militants used the armored personnel carriers known as BMP to launch the attacks at about 6 a.m. Syrian time (04:00 GMT), an on-sight reporter told Sputnik Radio in a separate report.
Islamic State radical Sunni jihadi group has been fighting the Syrian government since 2012. In June 2014, the extremists extended operations to northern and western Iraq. The group has declared a caliphate on the territories it has seized.
Kurds are one of the ethnic groups in Iraq and Syria that have suffered greatly from Islamic State violence.
Kurdish fighters have been holding off the group from seizing the territories in Kobani since September with significant success, while Turkey stays adamant on not militarily engaging with the group.
