DHAKA: Ten Iraqi Kurd Peshmerga fighters have entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on the Turkish border.

Syrian opposition activists say, reports the BBC.

Dozens more are expected to join them in helping Syrian Kurds defend the strategic town against besieged by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Turkey finally authorised the Iraqi Kurds to cross the border last week.

Some 150 Iraqi Kurds are waiting to travel from Turkey to Kobane, which has been under siege for six weeks.

The arrival of the first Peshmerga comes a day after a group of Syrian Arab rebels entered the town also to fight against IS, aided by US-led coalition air strikes.

Further strikes on IS positions in Kobane could be heard on Thursday morning, a BBC correspondent reports.

BDST: 2100 HRS, OCT 30, 2014