The US has lots at stake in the Syrian border town of Kobani by The World published on 2014-10-07T22:43:38Z Syrians in the Turkish border town of Kobani say they're on the verge of being overrun by ISIS militants. But while American warplanes are coming to their aid, the US is still reluctant to get involved — but may be forced into much wider action that it wants. Genre WGBH