Islamic State (IS) militants on Wednesday came closer to seizing control of Syrian Kurdish town Kobane and the Iraqi town Amriyat al-Fallujah, as the US warned that the fight against the group will be long and arduous. Kurdish militia have been able to resist the IS press in Kobane thanks to help from US-led air strikes, which seem to be …
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Syria: coalition raids causes IS extremists to withdraw from parts of Kobane
Militants from the Islamic State (IS) launched a new offensive in the eastern part of Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane after withdrawing from parts of the town following US-led air strikes. “There are fierce clashes underway in the east of Ain al-Arab (Kobane) after the Islamic State launched an offensive to retake the areas it lost control of”, Rami …
Read More »US concerned over “horrific” battle in Kobane
The United States on Tuesday said that it was “horrific” watching the battle of Syrian Kurdish town Kobane in real time and insisted that it doesn’t want the town to fall to the Islamic State (IS). The three-week siege of Kobane seems to be on the verge of ending soon, despite the efforts of the US-led coalition in the town. …
Read More »Turkey cautions fall of Kobane, urges additional measures
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that Kobane was “about to fall” after Islamic State (IS) fighters advanced into the southwest part of the town, pressing home their three-week assault, which has reportedly cost around 400 lives. The prospect of the Syrian Kurdish town, which lies on the Turkish border, being captured by the extremists will likely increase pressure …
Read More »Syria: 20 extremists killed in attempt to seize Kobane
Twenty extremists from radical group Islamic State (IS) on Sunday night were killed when they tried to occupy Syrian Kurdish border town Kobane, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights said. According to the monitor, the extremists were killed by Kurdish fighters belonging to the People’s Protection Units when they tried to enter an eastern neighborhood of Kobane. The Kurdish militia …
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