Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Battle For Kobani -- News Updates October 29, 2014



Kurdish Convoy Heads To Syria To Take On Islamic State -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A convoy of Iraqi peshmerga fighters and weaponry made its way across southeastern Turkey on Wednesday en route for the Syrian town of Kobani to try to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.

Kobani, on the border with Turkey, has been under assault from Islamic State militants for more than a month and its fate has become a test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to combat the Sunni insurgents.

Weeks of air strikes on Islamic State positions around Kobani and the deaths of hundreds of their fighters have failed to break the siege. The Kurds and their international allies hope the arrival of the peshmerga, along with heavier weapons, can turn the tide.

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More News On The War Against The Islamic State

Iraqi Peshmerga set to join Kobane battle -- Al Jazeera
Peshmerga, rebels move to reinforce Syria's Kobane -- AFP
Free Syrian Army fighters join Kurdish militias in defense of Kobane -- UPI
Iraqi Kurds, Syrian rebels join fight against Islamic State in Kobane -- CSM
Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Turkey on Way to Fight Islamic State in Syria -- WSJ
Iraqi forces arrive in Turkey to join battle for Kobane -- Washington Post
Islamic State crisis: Syria rebel forces boost Kobane defence -- BBC
Iraqi peshmerga arrive in Turkey, poised to enter Kobani -- Today's Zaman
US renews airstrikes against 'Islamic State' as reinforcements head to Kobani -- Deutsche Welle
US Warplanes Bomb ISIL near Kobani As Peshmerga Move to Aid Kurds -- Al-Manar
U.S. conducts 14 more airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria -- CBS/AP
Centcom Officials Describe Latest Inherent Resolve Airstrikes -- US Department of Defense
Iraqi forces advance in new bid to end Baiji refinery siege -- Reuters
IS attack on Syria oil field 'kills 30' -- AFP
Islamic State fights Syrian army for control of gas field, kills 30 fighters -- DNA
Islamic State 'kills 30 Sunni tribesmen' in Iraq -- BBC
Residents: Islamic State group kills 30 Iraqi men -- AP
Isis Iraq News: 30 Sunni Tribesmen Executed by Islamic State in Anbar Province -- IBTimes
IS jihadists 'execute 46 tribesmen' in Iraq's Anbar -- i24 News
Iraq's Abadi struggles to gain Sunni tribal support -- Reuters
Successful US Airdrop For Refugees Fleeing Islamic State Terrorists -- Washington Free Beacon
Peshmerga to Kobani: Symbolic, but not 'tectonic,' analyst says -- Michael Pearson, CNN

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