In Iraq, security forces said they had advanced to within 1.2 miles of the city of Baiji on Wednesday in a new offensive to retake the country’s biggest oil refinery that has been besieged by IS.
As the battle for Kobani intensifies and the world takes notice, the people of Kobani can only wait. Many gather on a hilltop in a Turkish border town, their hometown’s fate out of their hands but still within sight.
SURUC, Turkey --- Ali watches smoke rise up out of his hometown in Kobani, Syria, from a hilltop on the Turkish border, a little over a mile away. Explosion after explosion pops off in succession, followed by the quick “tick-tick-tick” of AK-47 assault rifles. Ali, a Muslim man who asked to be referred to only by his first name, is
Strategic maneuvering between Turkey, Syria, and the US-led coalition prevent direct aid to Kobani.
Kurdish fighters trying to expel the ISIS advance against Kobani, a Syrian town that borders with Turkey, are running out of ammunitions and weapons as the terrorist group prepares to capture the Kurdish city in a bid to control most of the northern Syrian border. Should they succeed, ISIS will have a “
Battles with ISIS in the area have forced more than 200,000 Kobani residents to flee across the border into Turkey.
MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) -- New U.S.-led airstrikes near the Syrian border town of Kobani have helped Kurdish fighters push back the Islamic State group a day after it appeared on the verge of seizing the town, the fate of which has emerged as a key test of whether coalition air power can roll back the extremist group.
ISIS have apparently taken position on Mistenur Hill, a strategic vantage point that looks over the city of Kobani. Violent protests erupt in Turkey.
