The Guardian reports: Dozens of Iraqi Kurdish fighters have crossed the Turkish border to join fighters in Syria pushing back the attack by Islamic State (Isis) militants on the border town of Kobani.
More than 80 peshmerga fighters who arrived at the Sanliurfa airport in the early hours of the morning have reached Kobani.
The remaining 70 – who set off from Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq, on Tuesday – are still on the road in Turkey, driving in a convoy carrying heavy artillery and weapons along with armoured vehicles and ambulances. They crossed from Iraq into Turkey at Habur on Wednesday morning where they were met by enthusiastic crowds and Turkish security forces. The convoy is expected to arrive in Syria later on Wednesday. [Continue reading…]
Many assume that #IS will be defeated 5minutes after arrival #Peshmerga in #Kobane. Remember that same was said after start of airstrikes…
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 29, 2014
Before airstrikes #IS controlled 30% #Kobane-town. After 3weeks of strikes IS now 50%. #IS keeps sending reinforcements from Raqqa + Al Bab.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 29, 2014
I just spoke to source in #kobane. Acc. to him: 'pple are waiting for peshmergas. Real value of their arrival is their heavy weapons'
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 29, 2014
