Jenan Moussa, who reports for Arabic Al Aan TV and is arguably the best-informed journalist covering the ISIS assault on Kobane, has for the last week been speaking every day to Anwar Muslim, head of the Kobane canton in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), who remains in the city. She says that his tone is down today and he says “we’ll fight till death.”
I spoke again to #Kobane chief Anwar Moselm who is in city. "If we dont get help now, #Kobane is indeed under threat of falling to ISIS"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
"ISIS now controls between 30 to 40% of #Kobane" Defense chief inside city tells me over phone. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
Acc to #Kobane Chief: "there are btwn 1000 to 3000 civilians in #Kobane. Many more on border. Corridor needed to get them out" @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
#break #Kobane Chief inside city tells me Kurds urgently need following: "Airdrop weapons now, evacuate civilians, more airstrikes" @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
#break Kobane Chief Anwar Moslem, tells me over phone from #Kobane: "Security zone (police bldg +court) has fallen into ISIS hands." @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
UN Syria envoy says 500-700 people, mostly elderly, still in #Kobane. 10,000-13,000 stranded in border area btwn Turkey &Syria. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014