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Tag Archives: Kobane
Jihadists fight way into centre of Syria border town Kobane
THE AUSTRALIAN by AFP October 14, 2014 JIHADISTS fought their way into central Kobane in heavy clashes with the Syrian border town’s Kurdish defenders, ahead of a Washington meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group. The breakthrough … Continue reading
Turkey and the Battle for Kobane
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Soner Cagaptay October 8, 2014 Turkey’s primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal. In the past … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged al-Sham, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamic State of Iraq, Kobane, Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, PYD, Syria, Turkey
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