There are reports coming in of an ISIS assault on the Kurdish town of Kobani located on the Turkey-Syria border:
https://twitter.com/wellsla/status/517979125949022208
#Kobani as seen from Turkish-Syrian border – Reuters #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/cGCqDKFpRg
— The Power Of One. (@france7776) October 3, 2014
Live pictures from #Kobani as #ISIS shelling the city with heavy weapons. pic.twitter.com/F0ZBFUd8A5
— Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) October 3, 2014
And Turkey, who doesn’t exactly have the best relationship with the Kurds, has declared “Kobani must not fall”:
Turkey: Syrian town of Kobani 'must not fall' to Islamic State http://t.co/xrqtZhV9QM pic.twitter.com/JN91UxB3Q3
— ITV News (@itvnews) October 3, 2014
Turkey is vowing to stop #ISIS from taking over a major Kurdish-Syrian town. Turkey is playing this well,the Kurds now needs it.
— Mudar Zahran مضر زهران (@Mudar_Zahran) October 3, 2014
The Turkish parliament approved military action against ISIS in Syria yesterday and there are now unconfirmed reports via Twitter that Turkey’s military has joined the fight:
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https://twitter.com/DannyNis/status/518024911617802242
Turkish media report that Turkey is pounding the IS positions around the town of #Kobane by artillery shells.
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 3, 2014
Now the #Turkish army is intervening in #Kobane to save #YPG/PKK being wiped out.Turkish planes and artillery firing at IS positions. #Syria
— Marco M.M. (@meteorologo777) October 3, 2014
This would indeed be “huge if confirmed.” We’ll update as necessary.
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