Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Kobani's Only Hope

The Iraqi Kurd parliament  have approved  deployment of troops into Syria to aid Syrian Kurds. Kobani which is on the verge of being overrun by Islamic State is on the border with Turkey ,and it's Kurdish population is in dire need of support. Kobani is surrounded on all sides and the Kurds are fighting desperately to fend off IS attacks. Coalition air strikes and aid drops are the only thing that is saving the Kurds there for the time being. Turkey refuses to aid or allow until very recent allow Kurds to migrate into Syria from Turkey. Due to this Iraqi Kurdistan is willing to deploy its own troops into Syria to help their fellow brothers. The Iraqi Kurdish army will move through Turkish soil to enter Kobani. This is a real turn events as Turkey had been very reluctant to enter the conflict in any way. Turkey refuses to arm or aid the Syrian Kurds in Kobani because of their direct relationship with the PKK which they consider a terrorist group. Things seem to be pointing in the right direction for Kobani. There is hope that IS will be driven out. A combination of coalition airstrikes, Kurds being allowed to enter from Turkey, and Iraqi Kurdish military involvement can be enough to secure victory.

 http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-kurdish-kobani-syria-20141022-story.html


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