The news from the war against ISIS is not encouraging.
ISIS is on the brink of taking Kobani, a strategically important Syrian-Kurdish town on the Turkish border http://t.co/Zd88H1pvvo
— TIME (@TIME) October 7, 2014
Massacre looms over Syrian refuge
http://t.co/ngx9gTnuwI #TwitterKurds #Kobane #Kobani— Howard Roark (@shortwave8669) October 7, 2014
ISIL gains ground in Kobani despite coalition air strikes http://t.co/ItvLoxAujP via @todayszamancom
— Shan (@ShanVanAug) October 7, 2014
Limited airstrikes near Kobani not stopping ISIS takeover of Syrian town: http://t.co/c3ZUs9cZWY – @WorldNews pic.twitter.com/UkCndIcqvv
— ABC News (@ABC) October 7, 2014
Exclusive: Gen. Dempsey: “I am fearful that Kobani will fall” to ISIS: http://t.co/m8sq5DZNJp – @MarthaRaddatz pic.twitter.com/ZW3AXfk2kU
— ABC News (@ABC) October 7, 2014
Ralph Peters: People in Kobani will pay a tragic price for Obama’s out right cowardice http://t.co/VASBDpesM2
— GuitarHero1965 (@GuitarHero1965) October 7, 2014
Battle map of Kobani pic.twitter.com/2UeNaPPaCO
— JOE (@joe_nuzz) October 7, 2014
Meanwhile, Kurds in Turkey are protesting what they perceive to be Turkey’s lack of action in support of Kobani.
Isis in #Kobani: At least nine killed as furious Kurds protest over Turkey's inaction http://t.co/1qfuUaDLcm
— Kunal Dutta (@kunaldutta) October 7, 2014
The people of kobani feel they’ve been lied to about promises of US support against ISIS, coming up @NBCNightlyNews
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Kobani attacks reigniting decades old Turkey-Kurdish tensions. Clashes breaking out in many Kurdish areas. Drove through one today.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
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US mil spokesman tried to lower expectations saying, US ‘isn’t providing close air support 4 Syrian fighters, has an Iraq first strategy.”
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Iraq, not Syria is the US priority now in the war against ISIS. The people of kobani will take no comfort in that.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Emerging, changing, US strategy against ISIS seems to be: focus on Iraq. Do what you can in Syria: but the border is invisible.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Kobani attacks reigniting decades old Turkey-Kurdish tensions. Clashes breaking out in many Kurdish areas. Drove through one today.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Kurds say Turkey didn’t do enough to help Kobani (a kurdish city), but is helping ISIS. Turkey convinced Kurdish militants against them.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 7, 2014
Chaos.
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