A number of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Thursday began entering the Syrian town of Kobani from Turkey, in a move aimed towards pushing back a swathe of Islamic State (ISIS) militants who are trying to overrun the town.

Activists said 10 out of the 150 Peshmerga troops that have traveled to Kobani have already arrived Thursday.

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According to Kobani-based activist Mustafa Bali, the ten fighters arrived first, while the others are set to arrive later in the day due to clashes in the border's crossing point, which serves as the entry to Kobani.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Bali said the 10 Peshmerga fighters have already joined the People's Protection Units. Included among the 10 were fighters and doctors.

Despite the small number of Peshmerga troops, Kurds are relying on their expertise in battle and on their advanced weaponry to break the impasse with the militants, who not only outgun the Kurds, but outnumber them as well.

The Peshmerga troops left for Turkey on Tuesday, where they will pass through the country's border into Syria, to join in the fight against the ISIS.

Turkey has previously refused the passage of Kurdish fighters across its borders, but after continuous pressure from the United States, it finally allowed to let the Kurds pass through.

According to activists, there were about 3,000 militant fighters in the Kobani area, while the number of Kurds fighting them were only about a thousand.

The success of the Kurdish forces will be dependent in the "effectiveness of their weapons" but also on the continued airstrikes of the U.S.-led coalition.

To date, the coalition forces have already launched more than 150 air strikes against ISIS in Kobani and in neighboring areas, which have partly been overrun by the militants.

According to the Syrian monitor group, more than 800 people have already died in Kobani, while more than 200,000 were forced to leave their homes due to the fighting.

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