Kurdish peshmerga forces enter Syria's Kobani
- 9 years ago
Smoke rises over the Syrian border town of Kobani...
...after Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces moved in Friday to help Syrian Kurds fend off Islamic State insurgents.
The 150-man force arrived from Turkey -- making it the first time Turkey has allowed ground troops from outside Syria to reinforce Syrian Kurds.
Earlier, U.S.-led air strikes around Kobani -- aimed at IS targets -- appeared to help pave the way.
The town has been besieged for more than 40 days, as the Islamist militants -- who have already seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria -- try to take control of the Turkish border region.
...after Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces moved in Friday to help Syrian Kurds fend off Islamic State insurgents.
The 150-man force arrived from Turkey -- making it the first time Turkey has allowed ground troops from outside Syria to reinforce Syrian Kurds.
Earlier, U.S.-led air strikes around Kobani -- aimed at IS targets -- appeared to help pave the way.
The town has been besieged for more than 40 days, as the Islamist militants -- who have already seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria -- try to take control of the Turkish border region.