The Battle of Kobani
Turks Allow Peshmerga to Cross into Kobani

Turkey is set to allow the Iraqi Peshmerga into Kobani, and the U.S. has started to airdrop weapons and supplies to the Kurds defending the town.

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The Battle of Kobani
The Obama Administration, Turkey, and Syria’s Kurds

The U.S. needs to act quickly to stop the Islamic State from overrunning the Kurds in the Syrian border town of Kobani. The fall of Kobani would have a devastating impact not just on the Kurds in the region, but on the credibility of America’s anti-ISIS strategy as well.

The Battle of Kobani
Fighting in the Streets of Kobani Has Turkey Talking Intervention

The fighting in Kobani and continued advance of ISIS on the Turkish border has spurred Turkey’s President and PM to suggest they would be willing to commit ground troops.

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