Feb. 2, 2015
Kobanê Canton Reconstruction Committee appealed 2 charities and academic circles for aid in the rebuilding of #Kobane pic.twitter.com/Ji23gDcGL4
— Para Keta (@ParaKeta) February 2, 2015
Donation accounts of @rojavadernegi for refugees of #Kobane, #Sinjar & reconstruction of Kobane. Urgent help needed. pic.twitter.com/q5cjVL7QfP
— Gilgamesh (@gilgameshh) February 1, 2015
@gilgameshh Bravo! Rojava is a really private enterprise. @Ideetje9
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) February 2, 2015
.@sommervillebbc returns to Syrian city of #Kobane devastated by months of brutal battles http://t.co/CLOHiVdcjW pic.twitter.com/yQsSMQSUu1
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 2, 2015
Jan. 27, 2015
Kurdish forces have pushed Islamic State out of Kobani following months of intense fighting, according to Kurdish officials. (Source) Image: EPA
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS IN LIBERATED KOBANE!
#Kobane LIBERATION is a fact !!!! You know why the didn't give http://t.co/i5Y1whDVth the bravest ppl of the world: http://t.co/r5ENvxcuc4
— Dogo non grata (@BigDogoDiablo) January 26, 2015
So #Kobane was a "test" and one big misunderstanding, folks. #ISIS will release a video to clear things up soon..😁 pic.twitter.com/qVcWAmjJnj
— Garmiani (@_Median_) January 27, 2015
KURDISH MPs cross border into Kobane to congratulate Kurdish forces on liberation of city! #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/tXtc63On6Q
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) January 27, 2015
Kurds in #Suruc are gathering at the #Kobane border to celebrate the liberation of the city #Kobani #KobaneAzad #YPG pic.twitter.com/ol4VVLpDuf
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) January 27, 2015
What a wonderfully beautiful sight! Kurds gather at #Kobane border to celebrate forcing #ISIS out of the city. pic.twitter.com/38vELv6pwO
— Ruwayda Mustafah (@RuwaydaMustafah) January 27, 2015
Photo: Thousands of Kurds gather at #Kobane border to celebrate victory against #ISIS - @Hevallo
pic.twitter.com/e3ZYejDqjP
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) January 27, 2015
Sınırda Olmak o coşkuyu yaşamak vardı.
Sınır kutlama coşkusu görülmeye değer.
#Kobanê
#BijîBerxwedanaKobanê pic.twitter.com/hvJImRxwv2
— ÇiyaKêş İlho (@azadiyawelat63) January 27, 2015
With #Kobani secured, #Kurds now set their eyes on the #Kobane countryside. My story for Al Jazeera English. #Syria http://t.co/f92l4p9C06
— Mohammed A. Salih (@MohammedASalih) January 27, 2015
Carte de la bataille de #Kobane après libération par #YPG / 27 Jan 2015 http://t.co/n2xmYzBtyL #EI pic.twitter.com/yVHZ7jPsmB
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) January 27, 2015
Here's to the women who fought for #Kobanê! And won! pic.twitter.com/YResfVLeaZ
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) January 26, 2015
#Kobane : two more times the coalition targted the ISIS terrorists around two villages in the western countryside some minutes ago
#YPG
— Klaus Klaus (@infamousKlaus) January 27, 2015
Islamic State militants completely expelled from Syrian border town of Kobane, activists and Kurdish fighters say http://t.co/P9Hc9vixHs
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 26, 2015
Erdogan is Sad and Craying Because of #Kobane Victory. Heheheheh pic.twitter.com/2afl1SRZ1X
— Mazloum Mustafa (@mazlloum_m) January 26, 2015
Jan. 26, 2015
Mopping up is still going on, but celebrations can't wait!
KOBANE IS FREE!
LONG LIVE THE KURDISH RESISTANCE IN ROJAVA!
#KobaneAzad pic.twitter.com/qoDJBzgq52
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) January 26, 2015
Reports emerge Kurdish forces expelled #IslamicState from #Kobane and took full control of the city. #Aleppo #Syria pic.twitter.com/52ls0ZK1nx
— Peto Lucem (@PetoLucem) January 26, 2015
After 5 months, #ISIS pushed out of #Kobane by Kurdish fighters & airstrikes. A "victory flag" http://t.co/iv3fHAjQ8m pic.twitter.com/R6kIfp6FK1
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 26, 2015
AP stream showing large YPG flag flying on Kaniya Kurdan mound in E. #Kobane. Sheran can be seen in the background. pic.twitter.com/0sgmUCHOwu
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) January 26, 2015
Hatırladınız mı? İşte bu ve bunun gibi yüzlerce savaşçı, yüzündeki acıyı yüreğine gömdüğü için Kobanê bugün özgür... pic.twitter.com/R9mYrnRJYG
— A.Rahman Gök (@arahmangok) January 26, 2015
#Kurdistan: residents are returning to #Kobanê as the #YPG is clearing the remaining parts of #IS. #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/MYDxLJ0wHC
— Thomas van Linge (@arabthomness) January 26, 2015
Here are 2 images of #Kobane: 1 broke my heart in Oct 2014, the other (of the same hill in the background) is today! pic.twitter.com/m7AANzCjhP
— KobaneNews (@Kobane33) January 26, 2015
The suburb of Kaniya-Kurdan is liberated by YPG. Now #YPG controls at least 95 % of Kobane.
Pictures by Mustefa Bali. pic.twitter.com/Sv7gHMlcdz
— Kurdish Photo (@KurdishPhoto1) January 26, 2015
Just to be clear: Kobane has not been officially declared daeshbags free. we have to wait yet for victory.
— cahit storm (@cahitstorm) January 26, 2015
BBC Documentary "Inside Kobane." More info on log Jan. 4.
Jan. 19, 2015
Kurdish Forces Re-Take Kobane Hill From IS
#Kobane: Part of Mistenûr Hill cleansed of #ISIS gangs
#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/8ejzPKB9Kq
— Para Keta (@ParaKeta) January 19, 2015
Jan. 17, 2015
Yezidis Buying Back Women Slaves From ISIS
An update on the shattered Yezidi community who are trying to 'buy back' their women. The BBC docu Slaves of the Caliphate is airing tomorrow on BBC World Service at 02:30GMT. And the worsening relation between the Kurds and the Assad regime, that refuses so far to accommodate Kurdish desire for autonomy.
"ISIS released more than 300 Yezidi from Tel Afar, now they are in Kirkuk checkpoint in their away to KRG" Said Kurdish Media #TwitterKurds
— Vager Saadullah (@Vagersedolla) January 17, 2015
. The enslaved girls were forced to donate blood for wounded ISIS rapists.
— Hamo (@KekHamo) January 17, 2015
. Kurdish government is helping, so far the KRG has spend $1,5 million to buy back Yezidis. Details are not given so ISIS doesn't find out.
— Hamo (@KekHamo) January 17, 2015
. But not enough for everyone as ISIS has between 5,000 & 7,000 slaves. Some families who still had money buy back their own kids.
— Hamo (@KekHamo) January 17, 2015
. They killed the fathers, uncles,... Nearly all the men from the village Kocho. One ISIS rapist bought 4 girls, some are sold for $15
— Hamo (@KekHamo) January 17, 2015
[2] According to Kurdish sources clashes erupted after negotiations over arrested Kurdish journalists and municipality workers broke down.
— A Dunon (@ArjDnn) January 17, 2015
@ArjDnn isn't this even worse considering the fact that ISIS are close to the city
— Rasan (@RasanMUFC) January 17, 2015
[4] SAA also started to shell Kurdish neighborhoods in Hasakah. Initial SAA/militia attack repelled but there are ongoing clashes.
— A Dunon (@ArjDnn) January 17, 2015
#PT Although arrests given as reason 4 clashes the underlying reason for increased tension is the regimes unchanged stance towards autonomy.
— A Dunon (@ArjDnn) January 17, 2015
Jan. 5, 2015
Turkish Grey Wolves Cells Spotted Near Kobane
The Grey Wolves (wiki) is a virulently Ethnic-Nationalistic organization, that have made a nuisance of themselves from Greece all the way to China. They are fiercely Islamic and anti minorities, specifically the Kurds.
@AjansaKurdi @Kassandra_Troy TURKISH GREY WOLVES, FASCISTS, WITH ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AT THE SYRIAN BORDER #shengal #Kobane #Kobani #cizre
— Tanin Kendal (@TaninKendal) January 4, 2015
80% of #Kobane Controlled by #YPG & #Peshmerga map update 5 Jan 2015/ fast advance
تحديث لـ #كوباني 80% بيد الاكراد pic.twitter.com/xghqF1esb8
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) January 5, 2015
[2] Real #ISIS resistance is now being led by their core members, but they're not fanned out in the city like they were 1 month ago.
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) January 4, 2015
[4] Eyewitnesses on the "Turkish" side report seeing #ISIS units fleeing Kaniya Kurdan along the railway & entering back in by Mazrat Dawud.
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) January 4, 2015
[7] Continue expecting good news from YPG. They & USAF are doing very well. Pesh artillery might be put in full force again very soon. [END]
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) January 4, 2015
Jan. 4, 2015
(Video) BBC Documentary "Inside Kobani" (top)
The Kurdish border city of Kobane in Northern Syria has been under siege by Islamic State terrorists for more than three months. But Kurdish forces are managing to retain hold of most of the city. As well as keeping IS at bay, they see getting their story out to the rest of the world as a vital part of their mission. An Iranian Kurdish film-maker spent a few days inside Kobane following the men and women risking their lives to publicise the ongoing battle. (Source) H/t @HerBijiMirisk @Hevallo
Reap ISIS every day by:Barrett M82,RTWEET her for more bodies #IslamicState
القناصة الكردية حصدت 10 خنازير
#Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/d7lUTpz0Kg
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) January 4, 2015
Another Foreigner Joins the Kurdish Fighting Force
Jan. 2, 2015 Dutch fighter, Richard Jansen left two months ago for Syria to join the Kurds in their fight against IS. RTL reporter Roel Geeraedts interviewed him in Syria about his motives and experiences so far.
Few Europeans are aware that the struggle of the Kurds against IS is also their war. The Kurds are just about the only obstacle between IS and them. Jansen is almost apologetic about his decision to fight at the front against the monsters of IS. He feels it's necessary to explain that he isn't 'trigger happy' or a war monger. Morality is at an all time low in the Netherlands.
Dec. 24, 2014
Dec 24, 2014 Video of Peshmerga inside Shengal/Sinjar. Watch another on FB. (Source)
Dec. 22, 2014
Dec. 24, 2014
Fascinating Video Report From Mt Sinjar, Just Days After Its Liberation
This is a fascinating piece of war journalism by WAAR Media from Sinjar (or Shengal) - the holy mountain of the Yazidi people - only days after its liberation, mopping up operations still ongoing. Well worth viewing to the end.Dec 24, 2014 Video of Peshmerga inside Shengal/Sinjar. Watch another on FB. (Source)
#Sinjar
#Shengal
#سنجار
The situation in Shengal. Pesh liberate Bardozha district, fighting in Yarmuk & Qadisia pic.twitter.com/OvKAT0MBAg
— KobaneNews (@Kobane33) December 23, 2014
#البيشمركة تعثر على جثة فتاة يزيدية مغتصبة بسبب رفضها اعتناق الاسلام:هل هكذا علمنا رسلونا الاعظم ص ,الاسلام بريئ منكم pic.twitter.com/80csenjdqm
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 23, 2014
Video of succesful airstrike against a massive #ISIL truck bomb near #Sinjar, likely saving many innocent lives: https://t.co/dAPRs16dlT
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) December 22, 2014
It was an honor to visit the mother who lost three sons in the fight against terrorists, in Zummar. pic.twitter.com/qRIa7Jy6IQ
— Masoud Barzani (@masoud_barzani) December 23, 2014
Dec. 22, 2014
Yazidi Women's Harrowing Stories Of Life As Jihadi's Sex Slaves
Now that the holy mountain of the Yazidis has been liberated, the horrible stories about the life of slavery under the Islamic State are emerging.
Yazidi women describe being sold into sexual slavery by Islamic State: "It costs more for a woman with blue eyes." pic.twitter.com/7ptEN8J0br
— BBC Newshour (@BBCNewshour) December 22, 2014
BBC: Yazidi Women Recount Shocking Trauma of Sex-Slavery Under The Islamic State http://t.co/2kFCgkPlYj #WashFreeBeacon #tcot
— An American Patriot (@Onelifetogive) December 22, 2014
White Australian converts taking Yazidi 'mushrik' (pagan) slave girls to rape. UK jihadis involved too.The Islamic State, ladies & gentlemen
— Ex-Muslims Forum (@CEMB_forum) December 22, 2014
Iraqi Kurds advance against Islamic State around northern city of Sinjar http://t.co/oSoQEIU95j via @WSJ
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) December 22, 2014
Australian air strikes support liberation of Mount #Sinjar - http://t.co/czTS9Xc2uR #Shingal #Australia @DeptDefence
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) December 22, 2014
Despite the lost of territories in #Iraq, #IS still control more territory than before Mosul attack http://t.co/1Dj7DKQzRb @AlraiMediaGroup
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) December 22, 2014
#Peshmerga fight in #Sinjar 2 break #ISIS supply lines btwn #Mosul & Kurdish #Syria. http://t.co/RQKwu6Szmv #Iraq #TwitterKurds #ISIL #Daesh
— himelsan (@himelsan) December 22, 2014
Pictures & Postings From Besieged Kobane
Danny Gold @DGisSERIOUS correspondent for Vice News was in besieged Kobane for a few days. IS is still controlling some 20 percent of the town. Gold posted the following fascinating tweets:
I spent Friday & Saturday in the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane as the city passed 100 days of siege under ISIS. Photos and thoughts to come
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
These guys weren't too worried about ISIS and they were only 300m away. They could use heavy weapons though #kobane: pic.twitter.com/7GgqtnJ5zi
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
YPG/J are everywhere in the city, and resilient. They hold 75% and are slowly pushing ISIS to the outskirts.
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
YPJ all smiles in #kobane. Avashin, 23, and Zozan, 21, taking a break. They've been fighting ISIS for 3 months. pic.twitter.com/9UrnWgtvPl
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
There are still rockets, snipers and between 10-200 mortars a day. Unexploded ones are everywhere #kobane @vicenews pic.twitter.com/5pKjxZeLGe
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
The good morale of the fighters I met is astounding. Journalists, myself included, poke fun at Kurdish forces for rehashing talking points
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
Make no mistake though, the city is leveled. Never seen destruction like it #kobane @vicenews pic.twitter.com/m1R8KDZ26d
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
There are still civilians. Not many, but there's children in the streets. No international aid orgs. YPG provide food, water. No heat, elec
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
This YPG apologized for American journos killed by IS. "You don't have to be scared of Daesh here. We'll protect you" pic.twitter.com/803OwGFiKj
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
"Fight to last drop of blood, not scared of ISIS, fight for land and country, will protect civilians." In Kobane it is all undoubtedly true.
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
Its also where Salih Muslim Mohammed, head of PYD is from, and where his son died fighting pic.twitter.com/ElgxDI4iQc
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
Commanders on the front. Dapper as hell. pic.twitter.com/QQ8vx2nklK
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
ISIS target hospitals with car bombs. This was 1. Kobane has now moved their hospitals underground, switch locations pic.twitter.com/lA0wU23qe5
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
This is the remnants of one of 3 car bombs set off near border gate with Turkey. Kurds say Turkish mil complicit. pic.twitter.com/5bCsPT6sz4
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
Civilians still in #kobane. Their grandfather says he will never flee to Turkey, he would rather die on his land pic.twitter.com/GNc5KT9arP
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
One of our guides holds a walkie talkie with a photo of his brother, a martyr. Almost every family in kobane has one pic.twitter.com/dWiZqMqdUQ
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) December 22, 2014
Dec. 21, 2014
PRESIDENT BARZANI PRESSER ON LIBERATION OF YAZIDIS
Press Conference
President of Kurdistan region #Barzani Over #Sinjar Mount a Hometown the Kurds Yazidis
#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/EXwhc7gMSz
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 21, 2014
#PKK on #Sinjar mountain after liberating by #peshmerga #TwitterKurds #Kurdistan #Iraq
#PKK على بعد تحرير جبل #سنجار pic.twitter.com/s6zmi1K1Kg
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 21, 2014
REPORTS IS LEADERS FLEEING CHRISTIAN TOWN OF MOSUL
News from the Pesh press officer: Peshmerga are now in the center of Shingal Town. They also started an operation against #ISIS in Bashiqa.
— Claas Weinmann (@Claas_Weinmann) December 20, 2014
the way ISIS fleeing from the front around Mosul indicate that ISIS lost control over its members. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
reports that ISIS leaders fled from Mosul. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
VICTORY CELEBRATIONS ERUPTING ALL OVER KURDISTAN
Good News
#Shingal Has Been Liberated completely & Celebrations Are Taking Place Across #Kurdistan! #SaveYazidis pic.twitter.com/4qdrJMRYQg
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
Breaking
After #Peshmerga opened corridor to #Sinjar-Syria #rojava sending aid to #Shingal mountain #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/dmXKX69fya
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
kurds in #Duhok celebrating the #Peshmerga victories in #Shingal
#TwitterKurds
احتفالات بدهوك بتحرير البيشمركة لسنجار pic.twitter.com/w99XLTogtE
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
CELEBRATIONS IN ARBIL AND KOBANE
celebrations in Arbil joy victory of Peshmerga in #Sinjar
احتفالات في اربيل بانتصار #البيشمركة في #سنجار
#سنجار_تتحرر pic.twitter.com/cZv15DCgVO
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
celebration in Kobani for Shengal victories. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
80% of Kobane are in YPG hands backed by Kurdish peshmerga and Northern sun brigade. ISIS fled from Sengal now it's time for Kobane.
— Hamza حمزة (@muslim_kurd) December 20, 2014
YPG and Peshmerga forces encircled an ISIS convoy that was transferring kidnapped Ezidis towards Syrian border. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
ISIS members fleeing towards Ba'aj south of Shengal. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
YPG cut the road between Shengal and Ba'aj. #TwitterKurds
— Avashin (@Avashin) December 20, 2014
GRAPHIC VIDEO OF IS ORCS KILLED DURING KURDISH LIBERATION
Watch with discretion.
#ISIS rats were killed #YPG in #Serekaniye 20/12/2014 #Shengal #PKK #Kurdistan #Kobane #Kobani #IS #TwitterKurd https://t.co/eLWlQGFd4J
— Zelal (@Manisarus) December 20, 2014
bodies&prisonersof ISIS Fist Peshmerga,after liberation of #Sinjar
اسرى-جثث-وغنائم من داعش عند البيشمركة
#سنجار_تتحرر pic.twitter.com/UAgZ6fDvGr
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
YPG advances in Kobane and take control on the cultural center | Syrian Observatory For Human Rights http://t.co/5PZH7ZCngX
— Zelal (@Manisarus) December 20, 2014
YPG takes control on 8 villages at Syria-Turkey borders | Syrian Observatory For Human Rights http://t.co/IT2zgqCViy
— Zelal (@Manisarus) December 20, 2014
KURDISH FORCES LIBERATE YAZIDI SACRED MOUNTAIN! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
For the first time a plane A-10 Thunderbolt involved in supporting the #Peshmerga to restore #Sinjar
#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/28GEeq14e9
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 18, 2014
رتويت هام
استخدمو هذا الهاش تاك في كل تغريداتكم #سنجار_تتحرر
Use this # in all Tweets
#Sinjar_liberated
#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/Po4xbjljdW
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
الله اكبر عاجل
طلائع البيشمركة الآن تدخل مدينة #سنجار
BREAKING
Vanguards #Peshmerga now entering the city of #Sinjar pic.twitter.com/41FDB6d8XL
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
President @masoud_barzani near #Sinjar mountain.He personally supervised of the operation
لرئيس بارزاني قرب جبل سنجار pic.twitter.com/yvn28tdPrm
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
IS SURRENDER TO PESHMERGA, INCLUDING COMMANDER
#ISIS rats surrendered themselves to #Peshmerga in #Shengal #PKK #YPG #YPJ #Kurdistan #Kobane #Kobani #HPG #IS #PYD pic.twitter.com/vtEpCe7pOh
— Zelal (@Manisarus) December 20, 2014
#Peshmerga captured #ISIS commander in #Shengal #PKK #YPG #Kurdistan #Kobane #Kobani #HPG #IS #TwitterKurd #Sinjar pic.twitter.com/mTNH35xdVT
— Zelal (@Manisarus) December 20, 2014
An #ISIS commander in #Sinjar captured by #Peshmerga forces
احد قادة #داعش اعتقلته البيشمركة بعد تحرير #سنجار اليوم pic.twitter.com/knaCAKKqC1
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
Image vice president of #ISIS AL-Baghdadi - Abu Muslim Turkmeni
صورة نائب البغدادي في العراق,ابو مسلم التركماني
#داعش pic.twitter.com/uF8GVrajSm
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 19, 2014
Peshmerga liberated"Awenat"North #Sinjar tightening noose around #ISIS
#TwitterKurds
البيشمركة تحرر عوينات قرب #سنجار pic.twitter.com/IEa39K1vUJ
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
Yesterday the Peshmerga broke through the siege that the anti-human orcs of the Islamic State threw around Mount Singal. That doesn't mean the siege has been lifted. Today fierce fighting is being reported.
BREAKING
#Peshmerga intervention the city of #Sinjar, the birthplace of the #Yazidis,now fierce battles
#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/2srvHI69pm
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) December 20, 2014
Dec. 19, 2014
Peshmerga Break IS Siege on Mt Sinjar
Great Christmas for the Peshmerga, the Yazidis and all the other refugees on Mount Singal and the folks in Kobane! There's some good news, but humanitarian aid is urgently needed.
Kurds break ISIS siege on Mount Sinjar in S-Kurdistan http://t.co/k7gdWHDXp1
/cc @SaloumehZ pic.twitter.com/tdt8L1v9T1
— Diyar (@DKurdistan) December 19, 2014
Mount Sinjar: Islamic State siege broken, say Kurds http://t.co/fO9TddNGGN
— Veengas (@VeengasJ) December 19, 2014
Serok Massoud Barzani is hailed to be the mastermind behind current operation to liberate Shingal and surrounding villages.
— Mr. Barzani (@Barzani_HN) December 19, 2014
RT Two Rudaw journalists captured by Islamic State. Please give them attn RT #Twitterkurds http://t.co/hl4rbQM8A0 http://t.co/kCmiTGaqHI
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) December 19, 2014
These areas were liberated by Peshmerga today: Bershury Sero, Bershury Xero, Faqiruk, Grgamesi Sero, Grgamesgi Xero + #Twitterkurds
— curdistani (@curdistani) December 19, 2014
263 turkish #ISIS fighter killed in #Kobani most frm "Adiyaman" in last 8days #TwitterKurds #Syria #Turkey #YPG #ISIS
— kovan direj (@kovandire) December 18, 2014
PM of #Kobane Anwar M: We urgently need a humanitarian corridor 1000s of civils inside #Kobani & stuck at the border pic.twitter.com/G5BVGHv1yV
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) December 18, 2014
Nov. 30. 2014
More Evidence of Turkey's Involvement In Kobane Attack
Here's again the footage we showed yesterday, this time with the Reuters commentary. Turkey is denying the allegations.An Islamic State fighter emerges from a grain depot in Turkey, near the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani. That's according to this video released by a monitoring group which tracks the war in neighboring Syria. The British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says four suicide bombers attacked Kobani, Saturday, and that a vehicle used as a car bomb had come from Turkey. This, as Turkey's main Kurdish party, the HDP, accuses the Turkish government of turning a blind eye to the militants on its home soil. It says Islamic State militants are hiding among the grain depots along the border as a base of operations, even as Turkish security forces patrol the area. The HDP says the presence of the IS fighters in Turkey is a "scandal" but Turkey has strongly denied supporting the militants. Meanwhile, Turkish residents continue to closely watch the incessant fighting in Kobani just across the border, where fighters have been attempting to push back the Islamic State insurgents. (Source)
Witnesses: ISIS vehicle and members came from Turkish side of the border
#Kobane #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/zzP3Y7ldsR
— Para Keta (@ParaKeta) November 30, 2014
50 fighters from the IS were killed by coalition air strike and clashes against YPG in EIn al-Arab”Kobane”, including 5 detonated themselves
— kurmay_Guarov (@GLobaL_Hain) November 30, 2014
#Yazidi woman raped, then killed,by #ISIS.She did not want to convert #TwitterKurds
بنت يزيدية اغتُصبت وقتلت من #داعش pic.twitter.com/aAqdDAeuYY
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) November 30, 2014
Nov. 29, 2014
FOOTAGE CONFIRMS IS ATTACKING KOBANE FROM TURKEY
Breaking: 600 #IslamicState Mujahideen are leading the assult in #Kobane. 200 chechen elite fighters and 400 kurdish IS-fighters
— Abu Hamza As Somaal (@IbnuTalha) November 29, 2014
Latest footage of Kurdish defenders fighting off attacks by IS orks on the Turkish side of the border.
The factory site (grain silos) is on Turkish side. IS terrorists are firing from the factory site and Kurdish fighters are returning fire. H/t @TaninKendal
Heavy fighting since last night in Kobane. It confirms that Erdogan is openly supporting IS. Turkish silos can be seen in the direction of fighting and the border crossing is as always guarded by Turkish soldiers to prevent Kurds from Turkey going into Kobane. Today footage shows intense fighting at the border crossing, but the Turkish soldiers have been replaced by IS fighters. Since last night IS has exploded 4 suicide bombs in Kobane, a number of tanks were attacked; 120 mortar and artillery attacks on Kobane were reported from the Turkish side. This may be their last, desperate attempt to take Kobane. So far 52 IS orks have been killed, and 7 YPG KIA.
Spoke to #Kobane Defnse Chief Ismet Hasan who strongly claims ISIS vehicle carried out sa uicide attack came from Turkey #Kobani #YPG
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) November 29, 2014
@liberalfish @TaninKendal @Ideetje9 @Kassandra_Troy @DrWidadAkrawi @ciwane_kurd @DeutschKurdin pic.twitter.com/MNyUJptbFA
— Hal Ross (@hr_hal) November 29, 2014
This is great, IS attacking Kobane from Turkey, while the Pope is there on an official visit! This sends strong message to him & the regime!
— Maiwand Al-Afghani (@maiwandafghani) November 29, 2014
US airstrikes against ISIS has not weakened them, Syrian official says http://t.co/Q16GochGU9
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 29, 2014
IS Attacking Kobane From Turkey With Car Bombs
#ISIS launches attack on Kurdish town of #Kobane from #Turkey, activists have said attacks are coming from multiple sides — @AP reports.
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) November 29, 2014
ISIS fighters set off two suicide bombs on the Turkish border with the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani Saturday amid clashes that have killed at least 30 fighters, an activist group said.
Kurdish militia have been holding off ISIS fighters for more than two months in the battle for the town, known as Ain al-Arab in Arabic, but neither side has been able to gain a decisive advantage.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS fighters detonated a suicide car bomb at the border crossing at dawn Saturday and that clashes broke out after.Turkey-IS cooperation: IS attacking Kobane under the watchful eye of the Turkish military.
A second suicide bomber with an explosive vest later blew himself up in the same area, the Observatory said. Clashes also broke out throughout the town itself, and another car bomb was detonated to the south, the Observatory said. At least 30 fighters from the two sides have been confirmed as killed so far, said Rami Abdul-Rahman, the Observatory's director. Twenty-one of those were ISIS fighters, including four suicide bombers. The remaining nine were from the Kurdish forces. (Source)
Nov. 27, 2014
Taking Out the Garbage In Kobane
Even the garbage man in Kobane is a force to reckon with ;)
You better not mess with the garbage man in #Kobane #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/Ea8GcHZsAg
— cahit storm (@cahitstorm) November 27, 2014
Another day of work in #Kobane, Rojava
74 Days of Resistance 11/27 pic.twitter.com/D4fxg7plIY
— Herbert Maddison (@Herb_Maddison) November 27, 2014
Nov 27 Video- #YPG captured large number of weapons & ammunition from #ISIS in #Kobane #ShowYourV4YPG #Kobani http://t.co/2gH814lZW4
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) N
ovember 27, 2014
#Kobane East Front
#YPG took control of one of the most important strategic points "Khansa School & killed 11 terrorist
The clashes continue
— Coldkurd™ (@ColdKurd) November 27, 2014
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French Jihadist Becomes Dog's Breakfast At Kobane
French #ISIS scumbag, Abu Suhayb Al-Faransi, has become french toast after receiving a bullet to his head in Kobane: pic.twitter.com/tBhKgUcE5M
— Leith Abou Fadel (@KeepingtheLeith) November 22, 2014
Watch VIDEO: French Jihadis Ask ‘Brethren’ to ‘Kill’ Westerners, ‘Poison’ Their Food and ‘Crush’ Them Under Cars http://t.co/2kzy4jpYk7
— Kristy Lonestar (@luchadora41) November 21, 2014
Nov. 20, 2014
Defenders of Kobane Get Help From Foreign Fighters
The ranks of the defenders of Kobane are swelling with foreign volunteers coming out to fight for the cause of freedom against the Islamic orc army! SO PROUD of these plucky young people who're still are able to tell good from evil, and who understand what character is all about!
Joanna Palanis from Denmark join YPJ!
Her massage to Isis we will see at from line !!
#Kobane
http://t.co/ut22v4atGr pic.twitter.com/PiQWscIAvJ
— Kobane News ! (@Firyayek) November 19, 2014
Joanna Palanis, a Danish citizen, joined into #YPJ forces in #Kobane to fight against #ISIS thugs. pic.twitter.com/BfEOmMCzAN
— Amed News Agency (@AJANSAMED) November 19, 2014
Danish woman, 20, drops out of college to join Kurds battling ISIS
http://t.co/fk1HnNchUk via @MailOnline big up to this lady ! God speed
— EDL Jennanenna (@JennaLouca) November 20, 2014
Two #American fighters who joined #YPG to battle #ISIS murderers in #Rojava #PKK #Kurds #Kobani #Kobane #IS #YPJ pic.twitter.com/GENwjW7ZJ2
— Zelal (@Manisarus) November 20, 2014
#Kobane #TwitterKurds One more brave American Joshua Bell from Roxboro, North Carolina. Fighting with Kurdish in kobn pic.twitter.com/mvTQbP5PSy
— ISXAN (@SDAL14) November 20, 2014
UK Volunteer in YPG, Jamie Ried with US Volunteer in YPG, Jordon Matson in #kobane
امريكي وبرطاني متطوعين في #كوباني pic.twitter.com/K5bvEFXyg2
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) November 20, 2014
#Kobanê pic.twitter.com/NaX4yaQcp4
— Sarı Mekap (@MekapSar) November 20, 2014
Canadian woman fighter pilot prepares to battle ISIS in Syria with Kurdish forces http://t.co/l5SNCXG8L2 via @MailOnline
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) November 12, 2014
International anti-ISIS brigade: Westerners flock to fight for Kurds — RT News http://t.co/kvFGR5pP8C #TwitterKurds #YPG
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) November 24, 2014
International Volunteers for #Kobane should report at Pirusu (Suruç) Amara Culture Center for instructions & duties https://t.co/79n8StpYEh
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) November 20, 2014
Nov. 12, 2014
Kurdish Forces Take Strategic Hill At Kobane
More and more foreigners are joining the Kurdish war effort. And the YPG had an important success today!
#HUGE! YPG Spokesperson @polatcano: Mishtenur Hill South-East of Kobane has been liberated by #YPG from #ISIS!
— Gilgamesh (@gilgameshh) November 12, 2014
This is going to be a huge blow for ISIS morale. the invisible army is gone. Fear,vbied,wave attacks. it was all one big failure.
— Issa (@issa_kobani) November 12, 2014
Nov. 12, 2014
Kurdish Forces Take IS HQ At Kobane
YPG capture ISIS headquarters in #Kobane: http://t.co/ZRxgH8Xfu7 #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/0Wc1tA6Kal
— KurdishQuestion.com (@KurdishQuestion) November 9, 2014
#ISIS Bomb & destroy the mosque in #Kobane also desecrating the Quran, in their eyes, 'The word of God'. pic.twitter.com/0JbVFXDSZg #Hypocrites
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) November 10, 2014
“Since the start of the #Kobani resistance, 3,000 #IslamicState militants have been killed” http://t.co/9Yq6UK24wG #Kobane #TwitterKurds
— Mr Normal ن (@PaulWilko657) November 10, 2014
Turkish police attack health workers for treating #Kobane refugees | USi: https://t.co/jE5SUSvj1o
— Union Solidarity Int (@USILive) November 10, 2014
#ISIS recalls dozens of fighters in order to fight in #Kobani - @syriahr http://t.co/uP5GM2xJni #Kobane #YPG
— The Power Of One. (@france7776) November 10, 2014
In their latest video, it is evident that #ISIS is defeated in #Kobane and they are seeking to raise morale of their militants. #Kurdistan
— Hemn Merany (@HemnMerany) November 10, 2014
#ISIS delivers a video titled 2 #Peshmerga forces claiming that they r sending support 2 their militants in #Kobane
https://t.co/Q19YFL56YW
— Hemn Merany (@HemnMerany) November 10, 2014
Kobane will fall no matter how the media tries to hide the fact , It's only a matter of time @Censored31 pic.twitter.com/ANgqDdrVUe
— State of Islam (@Dawla_accountt) November 9, 2014
#Syria #IslamicState distributes French-made baby milk "France Lait" #EU should know who exports goods to #ISIS pic.twitter.com/1isv7yVCCT
— Hanan Shamoun (@HananShamounNL) November 10, 2014
@CenCom Kurds Warn Of New #Kobani in Afrin #Rojava #Kobane http://t.co/Wb9NHzC2j1
— Christine Erikson (@infowolf1) November 10, 2014
Fundraising diner in #Aid4Kobane & #Aid4Shengal. #TwitterKurds #SaveYezidi #Shengal #Kobane pic.twitter.com/czZnhJIbp0
— #ACTNOW4SINJAR (@ZkartalZekiye) November 10, 2014
Kader Ortakaya laid to rest.
http://t.co/ExoKkRfCc5 #Kobane #TwitterKurds #SaveKobane pic.twitter.com/UFRcnIxqpN
— Mina atashafrouzan (@Mina_Ats) November 10, 2014
Nov. 7, 2014
YPG Capture Kobane's IS Chief
A fruitful day!
Peshmerga commander in Kobani: Today 30 IS fighters had been killed & a commander named AbuHamza captured and a tank been destroyed
YPG
— MIB (@MIB___) November 7, 2014
Nov. 6, 2014
Turks Kill 28 yod Activist
28 y/o activist Kader Ortakaya, at the Kobane-#Turkey border for last 25 days shot &killed by Turkish soldiers today pic.twitter.com/BEdEKpvDBR
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) November 6, 2014
THE LATEST PICTURE OF KADER ORTAKAYA WHO JOINED THE HUMAN CHAIN AT KOBANE BORDER WHO WAS SHOT DEAD BY TR SOLDIERS pic.twitter.com/nbKolHa9uH
— Tanin Kendal (@TaninKendal) November 6, 2014
I Will Follow Anyone
And Tell Everyone
Of The Killing
Of This Brave
Young Woman
#KaderOrtakaya
#Kobane #DrWidad pic.twitter.com/bBw4bDevjG
— Dr Widad Akrawi (@DrWidadAkrawi) November 6, 2014
IS Release 20" Film With Kobane War Propaganda
In addition to the pictures released yesterday, the
Not #AynAlarab nor #Kobani it became #AynAlIslam . #ISIS latest published video.English translation #Syria #kurds #IS http://t.co/7I0fa0Mc4I
— Hanan Shamoun (@HananShamounNL) November 6, 2014
Nov. 5, 2014
IS Releasing Pictures of the Front Within Kobane
Inside Kobane: First pictures from the Syrian front line battle between Kurds and Islamists emerge after ISIS reveal images of their fighters within the city.- ISIS media office in Raqqa released the images of the war-torn Syrian town
- The pictures show jihadis firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles
- It has also emerged that ISIS fighters tortured Kurdish children from Kobane
(Source)
BBC: Inside Kobane: Eyewitness account in besieged Kurdish city
http://t.co/hIAsX9OJ5v
— MIB (@MIB___) November 5, 2014
Peshmerga commander in Kobanê tells BBC "We are just around 150 peshmergas but our heavy weapons are making a big difference against IS"
— MIB (@MIB___) November 4, 2014
At least 25 ISIS gangs including 3 ISIS commanders killed in 3 fronts of #Kobane since yesterday. #Twitterkurds @DirejSiyar
— Kobane News ! (@Firyayek) November 3, 2014
'Number of Kurd #Yazidi's liberated from #ISIS has now reached 234 > 154 female and 80 male' #KRG spox Dr Nuri Osman tells me < @guneyyildiz
— Alexblx (@Alexblx) November 3, 2014
Airstrikes in #Shingal: several Humvees, ammun. storage and a oil station destroyed, more than 15 terrorists killed pic.twitter.com/g8dBEuBW67
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) November 5, 2014
They escaped from clutches of ISIS
http://t.co/OvJuFGtZUp
— MIB (@MIB___) November 5, 2014
I don´t get this.....
France is not willing to carry out air strikes in Syria, but..
"After Kobane, save Aleppo"
http://t.co/SowaLIrwO9
— MIB (@MIB___) November 4, 2014
Nov. 1, 2014
KOBANE DAY: DEMOS FOR LIBERTY AROUND THE WORLD
The Kurds have been following Marxist doctrine for decades. But in recent years in Iraq, many have been in contact with Americans, who's culture convinced them that Liberty can't be achieved by coercive altruism, but rather by the protection of rights and respect for the autonomy of the individual. But Marxism has taught the Kurds two important things that are rare in their parts of the world: sexual equality and secularism in governance. Centuries of Turkish, Arab, Persian and Iranian oppression has taught them perseverance and the value of freedom and autonomy. If they manage to choose constitutional nationalism over ethnic nationalism and steer clear of the dangers of altruistic utopianism, there's no reason why these great people won't be able to succeed in building the second free state in the Middle East after Israel. The entire region would benefit. But first the evil, black power of IS must be defeated, and a great number of other orc tribes in its wake.Today in many places around the world, Kobane Day was celebrated in demos in solidarity with the beleaguered Kurdish border town. Perhaps the professional activism of the Kurds has even been able to convince a number of Leftists that the appeasement of Islam is leading to our doom. The combined forces of the Nihilism of Islam and the Nihilism of Postmodernism are the cause of the ultimate Islam: the Islamic State, which is now worse than the plague in the Middle and Near East and a threat to every civilized human being on the planet. And the war won't wait: also today the fighting continued.
Global Day For #Kobane Sends Islamic State A Powerful Message From The Streets Of the world- Global masses stands united against evil ISIS
— dewreshe Evdi (@DewreshEvdi) November 1, 2014
#1KasimDünyaKobaneGünü #1NovemberWorldKobaneDay Amed Kobane için sokakta ! pic.twitter.com/VjZw6dU1Sk"
— Hevi.Karoj (@rengin5) November 1, 2014
THIS IS BATMAN, NORTHERN KURDISTAN, NOW
on #GlobalDay4Kobane Photos by: @DBPBatmann pic.twitter.com/HYapJMZFup
— #SupportKURDISTAN (@Kurdihez) November 1, 2014
RT“@PerdreLaRaison_: #GlobalDay4Kobane à #Paris avec Saleh Muslim Co président du #PYD #Kurds #Kobane via @UruzOZKAN pic.twitter.com/oQyQuPD3fY
— Ibrahim SOREL KEITA (@SORELKEITA) November 1, 2014
#Kobanê Vivra, Kurdistan vaincra ❤️💛💚 pic.twitter.com/EUcMFqVR4n
— K O B A N Ê (@Berxwedaaan) November 1, 2014
Globale Rally gegen ISIS - für Kobane - für Humanität!- Berlin 01.11.2014 http://t.co/Uuzyi3DKPi
— PYD BERLIN (@pydberlin) November 1, 2014
Thousand of people marching in solidarity with Kobanê resistance at the borderline. #GlobalDay4Kobane via @Ozgur_Amed pic.twitter.com/aJWdmkMgCY
— Kobanê (@mergesor) November 1, 2014
Buenos Aires. Kobane icin Ermeni genc arkadaslarimizdan folklor gosterisi pic.twitter.com/e6FqKQ5DJj
— Delilililili (@DelilDelali) November 1, 2014
"We all are citizens of #Kobane"
#RomeForKobane
#GlobalDay4Kobane Rome, 1st november
(pic by @luigidegennar ) pic.twitter.com/d3wFZoSzrq
— Luigi De Gennaro (@luigidegennar) November 1, 2014
Bugün #Almanya #Frankfurt da #Kobane icin tek bir yürek olduk...#1KasımDünyaKobaneGünü #1NovemberWorldKobaneDay pic.twitter.com/d9viWFhyMQ
— Sibel Kayarci (@kayarci_sibel) November 1, 2014
Nous sommes tous #Kobané
#Paris
#TwitterKurds
#Communiste #PCF #reseauFDG #NPA @CNPCF pic.twitter.com/J6imW35Lfi
— ☭★uruz (@UruzOZKAN) November 1, 2014
'WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF - http://t.co/wGz05g1REZ #Kurdistan
— ATHEISTPOWER/Kriz (@ATHE1STP0WER) November 1, 2014
Well in Germany they symbolically captured an #ISIS member, but on the ground in #Kobane, #YPJ shows them no mercy! pic.twitter.com/QhPumAd4hQ
— Herbert Maddison (@Herb_Maddison) November 1, 2014
KJAR invites Kurdish women and every freedom seeker to streets for Kobanê http://t.co/lVCQcZsUjj pic.twitter.com/P2naPFkBDr
— Bestanuce English (@BestanuceEng) October 31, 2014
GLOBAL ACTION for #Kobane on 1 November | EVENTS SO FAR DOCUMENTED! http://t.co/klvtzIebkB #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/KdA6XOVRn7
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 31, 2014
This Saturday at 2pm #TrafalgarSquare #Kobanê pic.twitter.com/Bjjr9mmCYU
— 21st (@kurdiyaa) October 29, 2014
Children from hawler(Erbil) in solidarity with the defenders of Kobane. YPG.Kurdistan.America #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/Hwkf1rRjzB
— Gûdaw English (@GudawEnglish) October 29, 2014
#GlobalDay4Kobane is about remembering the victims of #ISIS terrorism! the women raped, the children killed. #Kobane pic.twitter.com/yoi3765Tem
— MiddleEastrnfeminist (@MEasternfeminst) October 31, 2014
TONIGHT @IdrissNassan Dep PM OF #KOBANE launched #GlobalDay4Kobane USE IT FOR TOMORROW for Tweets, Pics, reports, video of DEMOS! RETWEET!!
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 31, 2014
Pope Francis:We are with the Kurdish people #TwitterKurds Kobane France Vaticano ISIS Kurdistan #auspol #svpol #UKIP pic.twitter.com/izUtHp255u”
— sarı mekap (@erdemservet04) October 31, 2014
FINALLY! PESHMERGA JOIN THEIR BROTHERS IN KOBANE
46 pesmerge Kobane'ye girdi pic.twitter.com/e0775nvDug
— Ajans Suriye (@AjansSuriye) October 31, 2014
.@CENTCOM @StateDept @brett_mcgurk @AmbassadorRice @CENTCOMCGPAO these guys say thanks for your help #Kobane pic.twitter.com/FB9MpTA4WX
— bebird (@bebird) October 31, 2014
A nation is standing up. #Twitterkurds #Kobane #Kurdistan #Peshmerga pic.twitter.com/Eobe47NWWZ
— گۆڕان Gorran (@Gorran_Change) October 31, 2014
رسميا دخول جميع #البيشمركة مع اسلحتهم الثقيلة الى #كوباني Officialaccess all #Peshmerga in #Kobanî with heavy weapons pic.twitter.com/932wmJaFm0
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) October 31, 2014
Iraq peshmerga fighters join Kobane battle http://t.co/bkmLysEQRx pic.twitter.com/PlX7kJHUD9
— News.net (@MyNewsNet) October 31, 2014
Kurdish Peshmerga forces enter Kobane as US jets strike IS positions in locus pic.twitter.com/I0wIafHN8H photo via @jackshahine
— Azad Kurdistan (@mrgoldfink) October 31, 2014
Today at Kobane
Dernière vidéo du #YPG montrant le résultat de bombardements sur #Kobanê +butin d'armes extrait des bombardements.
http://t.co/3OqPQ1Dlvg
— KurdeBerwarî (@KurdeBerwari) October 31, 2014
ISIL shells Kobane's border post with Turkey: Attack on Mursitpinar crossing is latest attempt to prevent the… http://t.co/PVvcrBUakn
— AnonyMiss (@AnonyMiss_) October 31, 2014
YPG: Fierce clashes continue in Kobanê | ANF http://t.co/CKFRcVK8Wz
— Firat News Agency (@anfenglish) October 31, 2014
Isil controls half of #Kobane, says rebel leader: http://t.co/HOKUci7R2o
— DAILY NEWS SUMMARY (@DAILYNEWSUMMARY) October 31, 2014
I just spoke to #YPG Spokesman Polat Can who accuses Turkey for deliberately delaying #Peshmerga deployment to #Kobane @polatcano #Kobani
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) October 31, 2014
Oct. 30, 2014
Peshmerga Advance Team Arrives in Kobane
The progress today of the Peshmerga into Kobane was quite confusing. Here's the latest.An advance team of 10-15 officers entered Kobane through the Turkish border on Wednesday afternoon to plan a collective strategy with the People’s Protection Units (YPG). The Peshmerga team is also exploring an entry strategy for the approximately 150 Iraqi Kurdish soldiers that will provide artillery support to the YPG in Kobane. Those men await orders to deploy at a temporary camp at Pirsus, seven miles from Turkey’s border with Syria, where they are being guarded by the Turkish military. Kurdish commanders said ISIS had intensified attacks over the last 48 hours in expectation of the Peshmerga’s arrival. US-led coalition jets hit several targets Wednesday night and Thursday morning to facilitate a safe crossing. (Source)
Özgür Gündem'in bugünkü tarihi ve anlamlı manşeti evlerin en güzel köşelerinde saklanacak... pic.twitter.com/Mgg1XP7pym
— Özgür Amed (@Ozgur_Amed) October 30, 2014
.@aylushka_a Reports say that 80-something peshmerga who were flown in, are stuck at the Cukobirlik facilities near Suruc. Any news on that?
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) October 30, 2014
VIDEO: the #Peshmerga journey to #Kobane
#TwitterKurds
http://t.co/49gtGoBiRy
— Para Keta (@ParaKeta) October 30, 2014
Peshmerga still trying to get to Kobane, but FSA arrived y'day. Here 1st video of them passing Turkey-Syria border: http://t.co/gzpQn3xq3f
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 30, 2014
Kurdish Question - Peshmerga Crossing Turkey Mistreated by Turkish Authorities: http://t.co/XCG2ivMRxy #Kobane pic.twitter.com/asmdpcmmsT
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 30, 2014
#Kurdish inspection team from #Peshmerga forces enter #Kobane to assess the situation, greeted by #YPG fighters. pic.twitter.com/E9hX1HD67c
— #Kobane (@YoungKurds) October 30, 2014
Whıle some #FSA groups entering in #Kobane! As you see in this video #YPG %100 controls border gate. #TwitterKurds http://t.co/JQRsZcWS6S
— Enkidu (@enkidu3) October 30, 2014
@arabthomness A little misleading. A small group of forward advisers have crossed to presumably prepare for the whole group to enter #Kobane
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 30, 2014
jenanmoussa turkey stalling them as a last hope for fall of border crossing to its friend #ISIS terror
Turkey blocks #Peshmerga to #Koban...
— #WaHatinPesmergenMe (@reber90) October 30, 2014
RT Hevallo: PATIENCE IS RUNNING OUT!
#Peshmerga2KobaneNOW
OPEN EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR TO #KOBANE NOW! #WaHatinPesmergeMe #R90
— #WaHatinPesmergenMe (@reber90) October 30, 2014
Oct. 29, 2014
Details Of The Kobane Defense Deal
Today there has been plenty of speculation over the role for the FSA in this equation. Apart of being Obama's sockpuppets, the FSA is also Erdogan's Muslim Brotherhood vanguard. It may have been Erdogan who demanded their presence to offset the power of the Peshmerga from Iraqi Kurdistan. It has also been suggested that the purpose of the FSA is to jump into the power vacuum the moment IS is defeated preempting the YPG from taking control of the city. All that is making sense. But below is how the Kurds themselves look at this deal.
@Kassandra_Troy No.All came by Canton Adm's consent. There already r FSA in Kobane, 48 more came+ Pesh deployment limited to 3 months by KRG
— Gilgamesh✌ (@gilgameshh) October 29, 2014
Photo of FSA-fighter which entered #Kobane with 50 others from turk. border. Hes wearing an american military uniform pic.twitter.com/f5plO96Jov
— Erasmus Institut (@Erasmus_Vogel) October 29, 2014
FSA commander ElOkaide tells me: 'FSA, who entered #Kobane, have light &medium weapons. Ayn ElArab is part of Syria. We have 2 protect it'
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 29, 2014
#FSA commander in #Kobane: We are equipped with heavy weapons, including artillery, mortars, machine guns and anti-tank weapons.
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 29, 2014
"@AFP: #UPDATE: 150 Syria rebels cross from Turkey to join Kurdish fighters in Kobane battle against IS http://t.co/XnCpYxr9pK"
— Hasan TÜRKAL (@HasanTURKAL) October 29, 2014
Free Syrian Army fighters rebels cross from #Turkey to join #Kobane battle: Official http://t.co/FEAfHLG6RQ
— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) October 29, 2014
Syria rebels cross from Turkey to join Kobane battle http://t.co/5rTJBAF24v
— News (@InstantNews2014) October 29, 2014
#Peshmerga Soldiers landing in Urfa the past night. They're near Kobane right now waiting for the convoy arrival http://t.co/auwqh4thLn
— Acid Jordi (@Aceeeeeed) October 29, 2014
@KurdisCat (10:18h): "La primera columna peshmerga ja és a la frontera amb #Kobanê http://t.co/4U5DCyY1YJ pic.twitter.com/LJWAe43qlp"
— #selectamilenio1 (@selectamilenio1) October 29, 2014
Northern Kurds welcome the Peshmarga force heading to Kobane to fight Isis via @HiwaDilan92 pic.twitter.com/E3TifpnINs
— kurdish blogger (@kurdishblogger) October 29, 2014
Here are the new traffic polices of #Rojava who graduated this morning
#Syria #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/uyNFSMtC2T
— Herbert Maddison (@Herb_Maddison) October 29, 2014
Kurdish tweeps getting excited about arrival of #Peshmerga near to #Kobane to assist #YPG. This cartoon says it all: pic.twitter.com/kMQX6sQsWB
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 29, 2014
PESHMERGA'S FESTIVE ENTRANCE INTO KOBANE
Enjoy the video. More serious news later on. Watch this space.
"The mood & moral in #Kobane is good despite the serious hygienic conditions! FSA & Peshmerga are arriving. ISIS are preparing too!"
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 29, 2014
Oct. 28, 2014
YPG Carries Out Raid Against IS Outside Kobane
In other big news from Kobane today the YPG launched a raid on eastern settlements against IS:
[2] YPG is constantly carrying out guerrilla attacks on #ISIS in Helince, but this is the first time I hear YPG venture out further east.
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) October 28, 2014
[4] The furthest extent of YPG guerrilla attacks is now:
Western front: 12km out.
Southern front: 6km out.
Eastern front: 8-14km out.
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) October 28, 2014
[5] Vague location given by YPG for the ambush in the eastern front most likely deliberate. Will take a while for ISIS to find their dead.
— Reşo #Kobanê (@r3sho) October 28, 2014
PESHMERGA CONVOY ETA KOBANE EARLY A.M.
#Peshmerga units on their way to #Kobane: https://t.co/rMU3qcIt9n #YPG #TwitterKurds
— drakurda (@drakurda) October 28, 2014
#Peshmerga convoy on its way to Kobanî
#البيشمركة الابطال في طريقهم الى #كوباني
Güçleri yola çıktı Rota #Kobane
#YPG pic.twitter.com/4DTdaREzrT
— Peshmerga forces (@salar_dd) October 28, 2014
Iranian armed, Kurdish Sunni militia is being deployed in #Kobane to fight #ISIS.
#Iraq #Iran #Kurdistan #Kobani pic.twitter.com/gqvF1AmSW2
— Iraqi Expat (@IraqiExpat) October 28, 2014
#Peshmerga force that left to #Kobane today #Kobani #كوباني #عين_العرب_كوباني pic.twitter.com/eNms0N0vvC
— dashti ali (@dashtipalany) October 28, 2014
Peshmerga ETA #Kobane in the early hours of Wednesday to help defenders http://t.co/1oJk6Me7G1 via @RudawEnglish
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 28, 2014
#Peshmerga Here's A Look At What They Have In Their Arsenal. Run on your flip-flops #IS #Kobane http://t.co/7Xcag5VAne via @BI_Defense
— Dogo non grata (@BigDogoDiablo) October 28, 2014
Oct. 27, 2014
Volunteers Flocking To Kobane To Fight Islamists
Volunteers are flocking to Kurdistan to join battle against the Islamic State. Here are some reports:
Apparently another US citizen joined #ypg #Kobane defenders.
See video (via @mutludc):
https://t.co/xSiSzUr2eD
— Johanna Jaufer (@johannajaufer) October 27, 2014
@WhiteHouse @fhollande @David_Cameron @SenJohnMcCain
#Kobane
'Why Arming the Kurds Is the Only Option'
#Kobani ►►http://t.co/2Y7zcqCVYk
— Mumtaz Celtik (@MumtazCeltik) October 27, 2014
#YPG reported that at least 21 IS members were killed and 5 YPG fighters lost their lives in #Kobane yesterday. pic.twitter.com/MIiwdE6xIV
— Para Keta (@ParaKeta) October 27, 2014
#ISIS' new tactic in #Kobane, ISIS is burning civilian homes, the Aryan, Maktlah, Sinah and 48 Street neighbourhoods have been fully burnt
— Mudar Zahran (@Mudar_Zahran) October 27, 2014
Video from Dead ISIS Fighter's Phone Stupid Amateurs never defeat SOLDERS #Kobane : http://t.co/NQnSlxbgLs via @YouTube
— Dogo non grata (@BigDogoDiablo) October 27, 2014
Good teamwork between YPG & Coalition forces have meant ISIS/Daesh have lost many hundreds of their best fighters in the battle for #Kobane
— Kobane News ! (@Firyayek) October 26, 2014
Oct. 26, 2014
BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES ACTIVE IN KOBANE
Laser guided bombs need boots on the ground to guide the bombs to their targets. We didn't have those in the early days of the defense of Kobane. But now we do:
RT @DKurdistan: RT @MIB___: ISIS flag under air attack pic.twitter.com/jWdpV6YNby
#Kobane #Kobani #Kobanî #Kurdistan
— SaloumehZ (@SaloumehZ) October 23, 2014
Great story! But it's not over yet.
A team of British special forces were dispatched to the Turkish- Syrian border to help brave Kurdish fighters battle against Islamic State (IS) gunmen. The British troops called in several air strikes, killing dozens of IS fighters and halting their advance towards Kobane, just inside the Syrian border. In one attack, SAS guided warplanes into an area where IS fi ghters were massing for an attack The US jets dropped several 500lb bombs into the area, killing and injuring dozens of fighters. In another strike the SAS pinpointed the location of a large convoy of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and ammo trucks heading towards the area. An SAS team hiding in the surrounding hills directed two US combat planes into the area. The pilots then swooped on the convoy, destroying the vehicles with missiles and bombs. One source last night said: “The SAS deployed to the area around Kobane a couple of weeks ago and have done themselves proud. (Source)
The SAS have been involved in the military action against IS for the past two months. The troops have been based mainly in Iraq where they have co-ordinated air strikes and have helped to train local militia forces. Around 200 Kurdish fighters trained by the SAS will join the battle for Kobane in the next few days. The British troops have taught the Kurds how to use heavy machine-guns and direct mortar and artillery fire on to enemy positions.
READ OUR EXCLUSIVE ON THE FSA, OUR PARTNERS IN SYRIA, THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY. WHO ARE THEY?
Oct. 24, 2014
Kurds Cold On 1300 FSA Fighters to Kobane
Last night we reported here that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had confirmed it is sending 1300 fighters to Kobane to help the Kurdish forces combat Islamic State. This weekend we posted a special feature on the subject of the FSA. (Source) The architect of this plan is Turkish President Erdogan. Yesterday Erdogan announced during a press conference that the Kurds had accepted the proposal. But today the Kurds have become skeptical: two top Syrian Kurdish officials told AFP that it would be better if Syria's rebels opened fronts against the Islamic State in other parts of the country:"If they really want to fight Daesh, they can attack from Azaz and Ifrin (in northern Syria) eastwards," said Bulat Jan, a Kurdish spokesman. "Any force that enters our areas without our permission would be considered an enemy force."
He stopped short of saying whether the Kurds would turn away rebel reinforcements. (...) On Thursday, veteran Syrian rebel commander Colonel Abdel Jabbar al-Okaidi said he would send fighters into Kobane across the Turkish border to support its Kurdish defenders. Jan voiced suspicion about Okaidi's intentions saying the Kurds would not "allow him to play the role of a Trojan horse". Some sinister game is going on here to bring in a Trojan horse and defeat Kobane from within . (...) (Source)
#Turkey Erdogan said 1,300 Free Syrian Army fighters would join #Kurds in defending key #Syrian border town #Kobane from #IS assault #AFP
— Randa HABIB (@RandaHabib) October 24, 2014
#Syria #FSA Revolutionary Military Council of #Aleppo denies the news about sending fighters from Aleppo to #Kobane pic.twitter.com/VymikJyI89
— Ivan Sidorenko (@IvanSidorenko1) October 24, 2014
My arabic is horrible but think @polatcano is asking for FSA to open a front against IS in Manbij, not come to Kobane pic.twitter.com/M9By4xxXPp
— Aaron Stein (@aaronstein1) October 24, 2014
Syria Kurds Skeptical as Erdogan Says 1,300 FSA Fighters to Join Kobane Battle
http://t.co/dUegbXAeXl
— SaloumehZ (@SaloumehZ) October 24, 2014
Apparently @karampas
Turkey Wants to "Use or Misuse" Name of FSA. It Wants to Send Huge Numbers of Fighters Loyal to Erdogan to #Kobane!
— Dr Widad Akrawi (@DrWidadAkrawi) October 24, 2014
Oct. 23, 2014
FSA Confirms Sending 1300 Fighters to Kobane
So the FSA (Free Syrian Army) has confirmed reinforcements will be sent to Kobane. Now this FSA is contentious. The Americans have long proposed to train and arm them, but they may not all be the moderates they hope for. The US is now going to the long process of vetting them. We'll get back on this all important issue.
FSA commander Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi confirms to me their "plan to send 1300 FSA fighters to #Kobane. Waiting for ok from ypg& FSA in town"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 23, 2014
FSA commander Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi tells me "Ayn ElArab/ #Kobane is part of Syria. Our responsibility as Free Syrian army to help."
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 23, 2014
FSA commander refuses to get into details on how they'll send FSA fighters 2 besieged #Kobane. Using tukey or fighting thru ISIS territory?
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 23, 2014
WOW! DON'T MISS THESE PICS!
#usa airstrike bombed an #isis flag. A FLAG http://t.co/atInIkIB0r #middleeast #kobane #Turkey #islam #muslim #iraq #iraqichristian
— Advocates of Life (@AntiRHOfficial) October 23, 2014
Kurdish Forces Lose and Retake Strategic Hill Over Kobane
Earlier the rats reclaimed the Tal Sheir Hill. (Tweet) Kurdish Forces Lose and Retake Strategic Hill Over Kobane But it didn't last long. Here's the current update:
#Kobane situation map [ 23 October 2014 ]
#IS #ISIS #Kobani #YPG pic.twitter.com/OH98iDxAHS
— Ar Raqqah Media (@arraqqah_media) October 23, 2014
Us airstrikes assist KPesh to retake strategic hill overlooking Kobane today-ISIS had retaken the hill early Thursday AM @ColorMeRed
— The Bear (@TheOregonBear) October 23, 2014
“@PeshmergaGo: Kobane full of sound and fury. pic.twitter.com/tvk2Zqt8ja”
— Jo (@clarke_jollyjo) October 23, 2014
ISIS advances to Tel Sheir hill West #Kobane. Clearly this didnt go unnoticed by coalition planes. Pics v @Kilicbil pic.twitter.com/PHHnid5PLq
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 23, 2014
@Kassandra_Troy @DrWidadAkrawi @MSTagliaferro So now they are enjoying the hell with their mastermind, the pedophile Mo !
— Tanin Kendal (@TaninKendal) October 23, 2014
Dear @CENTCOM @StateDept thank you for fireworks making for #HappyDiwali for #Yezidis #Kobane may your year be bright with blessings
— bebird (@bebird) October 23, 2014
the definition of #genocide as it applies to #Kobane #Sinjar
http://t.co/Vzif83b5Ya
— rooby roo (@liberteireann) October 23, 2014
"There is no civilians left in #Kobane" - Read how #Erdogan is humiliating himself and rest of #Turkey: http://t.co/nfCmCOOeML
— drakurda (@drakurda) October 23, 2014
Turkey's Erdogan Says 200 Iraqi Kurdish Fighters to Enter Kobane http://t.co/1GnJllnHtt
— Amy Jones (@Amy____Jones) October 23, 2014
Confirmed: Sihad #Barzani "Masoud #Barzani"'s brother will lead the #Peshmarga in #Kobane via @SeniorB
— Augustus (@augustus_mag) October 23, 2014
"@DefenseUnits: Statement on the supplies airdropped by the #US military October 20 #Kobane pic.twitter.com/W7fZRQfYBq" #Syria #ISIS #YPG
— Paulo Antunes (@_paulo34) October 23, 2014
@Kassandra_Troy @DrWidadAkrawi @MSTagliaferro But Pkk's Defence Unit, HPG, fighters are present with forces from local Kurdis fighters.
— Tanin Kendal (@TaninKendal) October 23, 2014
Oct. 22, 2014
Situation on Sinjar Precarious; Kobane Awaits Peshmerga
The situation on Mount Sinjar is still precarious. Kobane is eagerly waiting the arrival of the Peshmerga. The matter about the rumors of the mustard gas attack is still unresolved. An info chart of the coalition is reminding us of the political intricacies: the green countries are largely responsible for the very existence of IS and why this war must be fought in the first place. The hero patriots in this war must be honored and remembered. There are quite a few by now who died for liberty and civilization. We are reminded of the words of Thomas Jefferson that makes clear that Freedom is never free: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
#Breaking: ISIL terrorists reach Kursî!
#TwitterKurds #SOS_Sinjar #SaveShingal #Shingal #Sinjar pic.twitter.com/nJ3bSCfLKC
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) October 22, 2014
islamic state advances against #yazidis on #iraq's #sinjar mountain: http://t.co/lR8HfPWm0a
— Frederike Geerdink (@fgeerdink) October 22, 2014
Karker Sema: Kurdish #PKK fighter martyred yesterday on Mnt #Sinjar whilst protecting Yazidis against #ISIS attacks. pic.twitter.com/Xa24xL7vxN
— Eda (@EdaAvesta) October 22, 2014
Kobane neden dusmez biliomusun pic.twitter.com/qxzeVycrU2
— RODİ✌️ (@delibasahmt) October 22, 2014
Audio- ‘Dr Dara Mahmud on Claims of Chemical Attacks in Kobane’ #Kobani #Kobane https://t.co/WJ5xa6GsOG?
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) October 22, 2014
Worth reading this in light of news of an alleged chemical attack in #Kobane - Is it Mustard or Not? https://t.co/LWyqJBhKY7
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) October 21, 2014
Countries fighting #ISIS #Kobane #Kobani #Twitterkurds by @MaxAbrahms pic.twitter.com/zJoNls0g86
— 't Kieken (@tKieken123) October 21, 2014
Oct. 21, 2014
Arrival of Peshmerga at Kobane Delayed
All eyes are currently on the Peshmerga reinforcements from Iraq. Turkey has agreed for the convoy to cross Turkish territory (see map). There have been reports the convoy is on the way, but no one is holding his breath. And ah yes, IS' claim they are in possession of part of the airdrops is misinformation. (Tweet)
#Syria & #Iraq NEW ZOOMABLE MAP situation on Oct 20, 2014 http://t.co/a85s3S9rQP #Kobane pic.twitter.com/DE0rXEH7N3
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) October 20, 2014
#Breaking — #Turkish FM says #Peshmerga forces are allowed to help in #Kobane because they are a constitutional... http://t.co/qgPBU2TMNV
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 21, 2014
I was today on Turkish side opposite #Kobane. No change at border - still closed. And Peshmerga's from Iraq haven't even left Erbil yet.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 21, 2014
Turkey says peshmerga yet to cross into Kobani, talks still under way http://t.co/YOD8T5vlxc ANYONE TAKING BETS? #kurds #kobane
— Color Me Red ن (@ColorMeRed) October 21, 2014
Looks like our concerned tweets are justified about 'peshmerga' arriving to 'rescue' #Kobane are valid. https://t.co/r3jT1k6Wnh
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 21, 2014
Just spote to #Kobane . Fierce clashes intensifies in south and east #Kobani
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) October 21, 2014
Pentagon spokesperson: #Kobane is still tenuous, but the #Kurdish forces are in control of majority of the town. http://t.co/TGUd5BwXjv
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 21, 2014
Situation map in #Kobane #Syria as of Oct 20. pic.twitter.com/pFz1h29nDm
— Yury Barmin (@yurybarmin) October 21, 2014
Pentagon spokxp: We don't know if some of the ammunitions landed in #IS controlled areas in Kobane. We are examining the issue". #Kobane
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) October 21, 2014
Striking comparisons. #photos: the battle for #Kobane revealed by @UN satellite imagery http://t.co/vKWi54qhKL via @washingtonpost
— Anouck Bronee (@anouckbronee) October 21, 2014
VIDEO OF PESHMERGA ON THE WAY TO KOBANE
RT @rConflictNews: Video allegedly showing Peshmerga convoy on the way to #Kobane: https://t.co/1TYCISHcdP
via @ArtWendeley
— Tamer (@Tamermaster) October 21, 2014
#Breaking: ISIL suicide bomber in Solakh W/#Shingal kill more than 10 and wounded many PKK/YPG/YBŞ Fighter...
#TwitterKurds #SOS_Sinjar
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) October 21, 2014
#Kurds are fighting against ISIS for the world! Don't let us down like so many times before. Send Help! #SOS_SINJAR #shengal #TwitterKurds
— #Peshmerga (@rbarwari) October 21, 2014
Current situation in #Shingal - ISIL terrorists have surrounded Mt Shingal
#TwitterKurds #SOS_Sinjar pic.twitter.com/WtLh7cJBHR
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) October 21, 2014
New #safemode report from @jacobresneck on the building anger of Turkey's Kurds: http://t.co/XC4W4jOKvQ
— PRI's The World (@pritheworld) October 21, 2014
About peshmergas coming 2 #kobane: expected in Turkey in coming 24hrs. Members are Syrian Kurds, not Iraqi Kurds. They got trained in N.Iraq
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 21, 2014
'Last night, fiercest battle yet in #Kobane,' ypg spokesman tells me. Seems ISIS putting all its might to capture town b4 peshmergas arrive.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 21, 2014
ISIS launches attacks against Mosul Dam, Sinjar mountain range in northern Iraq. http://t.co/uDIvN86j7W
— Daniel ufia (@DanielDanxic) October 21, 2014
More on the Yazidi heritage: article Conflict Antiquities, Wiki
#Breaking: heavy clashes near Sherfedîn shrine - ISIL terrorists are trying to destroy the pilgrimage
#TwitterKurds #SOS_SINJAR
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) October 21, 2014
Update:airstrike was in shingal,Not in sherfeddin.heavy airstrikes against ISIL in #Shingal in these minutes!
#TwitterKurds #SOS_SINJAR
— Batiç (@Batic80) October 21, 2014
#Urgent: The airstrike was near Shingal, not directly in Shingal (#Ezidi commander told ÊP)
#TwitterKurds #SOS_SINJAR
— êzîdîPress (@EzidiPress) October 21, 2014
AIR STRIKES AGAINST IS ADVANCING ON SINJAR
IS advancing on Mount Sinjar. First coalition air strikes reported. Threat of ethnic cleansing is real.
RT @EzidiPress: #Breaking: First heavy airstrikes against ISIL in #Shingal in these minutes! BREAKING NEWS!
#TwitterKurds #SOS_SINJAR
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 21, 2014
Nouvelle Carte offensive de l'EI sur les monts #Sinjar. Des milliers de #Yazidis assiégés pic.twitter.com/DIKgLboZuL
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) October 21, 2014
ISIS Takes Over Two Towns On Mount Sinjar, Yazidis Plead For US Coalition To Save Them http://t.co/RLTwT9ul2f
— The Muslim's World (@786Muslims) October 21, 2014
IS attempting to retake Mosul Dam again, have also attempted to retake Makhmour and Gwer, and they've besieged Mount Sinjar for 2nd time.
— اخبار الخلافھ (@khilafaahnews) October 21, 2014
Oct. 20, 2014
Islamic Orcs Attacking Kobane, Sinjar and Serekaniye
This isn't over, not by a long shot. Please consider donating to the effort. The Kurds are fighting for their lives on behalf of civilization. There's a link to a paypal account in the next segment.
ISIS now attacking #Kobane, #serekaniye and #Sinjar at the same time with heavy weapons.
— Muriel Reichl (@Murimizgin) October 20, 2014
Dear ppl, many seem 2think border is open &peshmerga's streaming into #Kobane. NOPE. Border closed, arrival of Peshamerga's still days away.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 20, 2014
#sere_kaniye
Violent battle in the western countryside between #YPG and "#ISIS terrorists "
all kinds of heavy weapons used in the clashes
— Coldkurd™ (@ColdKurd) October 20, 2014
Serious Rift Between West and Ankara over Kobane
There's plenty of political fall out, specifically in the relationship with Turkey. Here are the tweets:
EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR #KOBANE & #SINJAR KURDISTAN PAYPAL DONATION #TWITTERKURDS http://t.co/YZN4bZgJgP
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 20, 2014
the Self-Delusional West #Turkey #ISIS pic.twitter.com/GxcJBSVRxM
— Yaakov Kirschen (@drybonescartoon) October 20, 2014
#Turkey's President furious with US #Obama pic.twitter.com/Y5qBuIoQxl
— Jacqueline xxx (@JacquelineWxxx) October 20, 2014
If you haven't seen this: Serious rift btw Washington-Ankara:
Pres Erdoğan: PYD ‘no different than PKK’ for Turkey http://t.co/pZMt4BnbXn
— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) October 19, 2014
No talk of safe haven that would give #Turkey edge over Kurds of northern Syria, no immediate aim of toppling Assad: Turkey has surrendered.
— IrmakYenisehirlioglu (@Irmak_Ye) October 20, 2014
Exclusive: Turkey OK’s American Drones, Not Aircraft to Fight ISIS from Turkish bases http://t.co/Yq5KVyQVpG
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 20, 2014
#Tehran suspects that the Turkish govt purposefully killed #SerenaShim, a reporter for Iranian media. http://t.co/nixbayoYGX A crisis ahead?
— Daniel Pipes (@DanielPipes) October 20, 2014
#Syria & #Iraq NEW ZOOMABLE MAP situation on Oct 20, 2014 http://t.co/a85s3S9rQP #Kobane pic.twitter.com/DE0rXEH7N3
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) October 20, 2014
US Aircraft Dropping Weapons, Supplies to Kobane
Two major developments today. US planes have dropped supplies and ammo from the Kurdish capital in Iraq, Erbil. In a major shift, the Turks have said they will allow the Peshmerga to deploy to Kobane, crossing Turkish territory. More later on today. Watch this space.
US military aircraft dropped weapons& ammunition to Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in #Kobane http://t.co/xYcfLqx1G7 pic.twitter.com/8Q3Ci0NGCJ
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 20, 2014
Kobane's defenders coordinating war effort with FSA http://t.co/sK5YEXa6ai via @RudawEnglish
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 20, 2014
#Kuerdistan support 2 #Kobanê #Kobani from #Erbil was 21 Tons of weapon & ammunition. All successfully dropped by #US plane today at 0215.
— Hemin Hawrami (@heminhawrami) October 20, 2014
Senior Washington officials said the airdrops to #Kobane had involved three planes and 27 bundles of supplies.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 20, 2014
#Kobane supplies came from Erbil. More airdrops? KRG official tells me "We are working on other options. President Barzani is working hard"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 20, 2014
Humanitarian aid reached civilians in #Kobane via #US airdrop last night #Twitterkurds pic.twitter.com/qoosBUBvQm @kovandire #Kobani
— curdistani (@curdistani) October 20, 2014
Breaking after #Airdrop by #USA dr in #Kobani emergence the people with medicine #TwitterKurds #Syria #Kobani pic.twitter.com/1VcUZ5ZZ0y
— kovan direj (@kovandire) October 20, 2014
#Kobane pple v. happy about airdrops. Exclusive pics I got of medical supplies that suddenly fell from sky last night pic.twitter.com/JkJE7EsPxq
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 20, 2014
I just asked senior Kurdish official in Erbil (KDP) if peshmergas on their way to #Kobane thru Turkey as being reported? Answer: "Not yet"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 20, 2014
Peshmarga is coming to #Kobane, #ISIS you better start running before it's to late.#Kobani #Twitterkurds pic.twitter.com/xzAW2ssfAw
— 't Kieken (@tKieken123) October 20, 2014
17 okt. 2014
Damage Assessment in Kobane, a Town in Ruins
With 80 percent of Kobane back under Kurdish control the time has come for some damage assessment. Another head rat dies. And the Americans for the first time admit they are directly coordinating with the Kurdish political party, PYD.
Many #Kurds fighting in #Kobane have #Armenian ancestors deported in 1915 by #Turkey. Same resistance spirit pic.twitter.com/T6i8jPrpvi
— Laurent Leylekian (@Eurotopie) October 17, 2014
I just received the following pics from #Kobane. Gives an idea about the intensity of shelling &fighting in town pic.twitter.com/ad5IgGplnS
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 16, 2014
Airstrikes continue in #Kobane. ISIS pushed bit back in South & East. But they still shell center. I got those pics pic.twitter.com/XwJciDK8fj
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 17, 2014
More pics from #Kobane clinic. Doctor tells me: 'We need safe corridor to evacuate injured. Or send us medication' pic.twitter.com/AcPAbJ0uyW
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 17, 2014
Bad situation inside only clinic in #Kobane. This is all what they have. They need more. Just got those pics @akhbar pic.twitter.com/kQjtg17SHT
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 17, 2014
DETAILS: #ISIS beds suicide bombers into #Kobani, withdraws from town http://t.co/mllR08HZGx pic.twitter.com/14mhOZorl9
— RT (@RT_com) October 17, 2014
RT source in #Kobani: #IslamicState retreated, left behind suicide bombers in ruins. Victory announcement once city cleared.
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) October 17, 2014
'We've reduced ISIS to just two pockets of hold-outs' boast Kurds after bloody fightback to stop fanatics taking… http://t.co/a9iaXBSFVS
— News This Second (@NewsThisSecond) October 17, 2014
#Kobane situation map. [ 17 October 2014 ]
#IS #ISIS #YPG #Kobani pic.twitter.com/9ONs8PhBe8
— Tripoli Sham (@macroarch) October 17, 2014
[1]Breaking:#YPG killed very important #ISIS Emir/Commander Hisem Bin Ebdallah in #Kobane. This Emir is famous 4 beheading ppl.#TwitterKurds
— Zîlan Kobanê (@SemsurZilan) October 17, 2014
[2]This have been confirmed by Xendan & also @MD95sh (pro-#ISIS scum). Here are screenshots.#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/wHAN3LV3L2
— Zîlan Kobanê (@SemsurZilan) October 17, 2014
Kurdish Question - U.S.: We held talks with PYD: http://t.co/aZSgC65KYR #TwitterKurds #Kobane pic.twitter.com/6n8KPgw32c
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 17, 2014
ISIS-dilemma: Keep pressure on #Kobane by sending fighters who die in strikes. Or stop attack &admit airstrikes+local force on ground works.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 16, 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
Kurdish Forces Holding 80 Percent of Kobane
Really, really good news today! Kobane has been cleansed for eighty percent of IS thugs. Kobane, with the assistance of US air support, will probably go down in history as the graveyard of the Caliphate. But we're not out of the woods yet. The orcs keep bringing in fresh shipments of supplies and ammo. Here are the main tweets of the day:
Heavy losses by #ISIS against #YPG #TwiterKurds #Kobani #SupportKobane #Kurdishwomen #CENTCOM #brave_ladies #GRAPHIC pic.twitter.com/pBDsdISBpL
— Kobane News ! (@Shiyoki87) October 16, 2014October 16, 2014
Kobane,isis Chechen commander killed by kurdish YPG forces http://t.co/jF0N8di283
— abosalah (@mga5632534) October 16, 2014
#ISIS terroist comander Abu Samir Alcizrawi Killed today by our #YPG forces in #Kobane #TwiterKurds #BREAKINGNEWS pic.twitter.com/JWkHp8kAbo
— Kobane News ! (@Shiyoki87) October 14, 2014
BBC News - Islamic State 'retreating' in key Syria town of Kobane http://t.co/ygqAQLdX85
— Lella Mora (@e460) October 16, 2014
New @CENTCOM starwment on #Kobane #Kobani “@CENTCOMCGPAO: 14 new air strikes in Kobani. pic.twitter.com/osoXlVSlog”
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) October 16, 2014
More pictures from inside #Kobane. I just got those. Kurdish fighters in high spirit. @akhbar pic.twitter.com/9apXU0rg2r
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 16, 2014
Awsome images: Watching the battle for Kobane http://t.co/bjib0EgVKB via @bloglovin
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 16, 2014
FINALLY!! #France to supply Kurds in #Kobane with 'advanced weaponry' >http://t.co/Cc1wPkodKY …< #OpKobane #ISIS #Airdrop2Kobane
— Anonlytical (@anonalytics) October 16, 2014
Please sign the Petition to get Weapons to #Kobane once they get #IS out they will need weapons to keep them out http://t.co/qIA0YUvRCV
— Lisa (@LisaRaeG) October 16, 2014
"We don't want any single (Turkish) citizen to be in the middle of the conflict in Syria..."http://t.co/x3N39VyQfW #Turkey #Kobane #Syria
— Love4Syria (@Love4_Sy) October 16, 2014
Operation Inherent Resolve?: What does this even mean? http://t.co/b9W9mWmem6 b
— American Thinker (@amthinker) October 16, 2014
Oct. 15, 2014
Free Kurdistan: the Only Hope For the Middle East
Let's have a look now at the broader picture of Kurdistan. Twitterkurds yesterday skyped with Kobane spokesman Idriss Nassan Nassan who extended an urgent appeal! The Kurds are waaaay ahead of the curve when it comes to civilization in the Middle East. Read WITH KURDISTAN, A NEW MAP. H/t @sun_warm_rays
URGENT APPEAL of #Kobani Spokesperson Idriss Nassan Nassan! http://t.co/H74DWYj0ZM @YourAnonNews @ETemelkuran
#Kobane
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 15, 2014
Regional Kurdish unrest. #Kobane . Explore the data https://t.co/aboLC1c6eP pic.twitter.com/LMSjSnxE9t
— EQLIM (@eqlim) October 15, 2014
Kurdish leaders meet to end feud and save #Kobane http://t.co/IpWrMWb2TL
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 15, 2014
Stunning Photos From Inside Kobane Under Siege
You need to see these stunning and heartwrenching photos from inside the seige at Kobane — http://t.co/k9NonGvaZa pic.twitter.com/eMgDlFaWP5
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 15, 2014
Situation in Kobane, #Syrian #City fighting against troups of #ISIS, on http://t.co/W4JtX1b2xu pic.twitter.com/m9745bFQwq
— FavData (@favData) October 15, 2014
#Kobane. A triumph of good over evil. They desperately still need the world's support and supplies. #Airdrop2Kobane pic.twitter.com/fOu4mAHSht
— Toby Cole (@tobyjcole) October 15, 2014
This piece is a must read!!
"Kobane Diary: 4 Days Inside the City Fighting an Unprecedented Resistance Against ISIS" http://t.co/dCdcSrBOdK
— Gilgamesh✌ (@gilgameshh) October 15, 2014
ISIS Jihadists Line Streets of Kobane with 'Hundreds' of Severed Heads, Gouged Eyes http://t.co/F52Txh266L via @BreitbartNews
— Patricia Morlen (@Morlen4Distrct1) October 15, 2014
US Increases Air Strikes on IS in Kobane
Again a very good day in the bombing department. The men of the YPG and the girls of the YPJ are making good progress taking back real estate from the orcs. Have a look at these whoppers!
Jihadi smokescreen. #ISIS terrorists burn tires in #Kobane to mask positions against US airstrikes. pic.twitter.com/NXkgy2x2X6
— Greg Palkot (@PalkotLondon) October 15, 2014
Journo: Enormous air strike in eastern Kobane right now. Can smell tear gas. pic.twitter.com/Ukcd3WO6TU
— MIB (@MIB___) October 15, 2014
#breaking
Intl Coalition target #ISIS in #Kobane, unconfirmd info about using Tomahawk.
#Twitterkurds #Syria #Rojava pic.twitter.com/LFYkFxEqS2
— Kadar Sheikhmous (@kadaroza) October 15, 2014
RT @KaramShoumali: And few minutes later, this massive airstrike hit close to #Kobane center. pic.twitter.com/hr44u8FKCE
— Chris (@AllMilitaryNews) October 15, 2014
MORE: Here are the details of the latest air strikes in Kobani and Iraq. pic.twitter.com/j7l9sxbvem Via @CENTCOMCGPAO
— Breaking News (@NewsOnTheMin) October 15, 2014
US steps up air strikes in Kobane - The US increases air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian, the Pe... http://t.co/ctFSBE61fX
— KickBoostSharer (@KickBoostSharer) October 14, 2014
3 Turkish MIT killed fighting for isis. #Kobane #Airdrop2Kobane #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/eDIdtgivPd
— monkey majika (@IsisGerms) October 15, 2014
Turkish Soldiers attack people and #press on border #Kobanê http://t.co/N2kEfLKdk0 @UN #StopTurkey NOW!#TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/V0cBg2xSBw
— Kawa Arî (@KawaAri1) October 15, 2014
Turkey Bombs Turkish Kurds, and Prevents Syrian Kurds from Escaping ISIS
http://t.co/mODRXdofPE
— Mountaineer (@TehachapiHomes) October 15, 2014
Kobane,isis Chechen commander killed by kurdish YPG force - http://t.co/lipwHcPifi pic.twitter.com/LSzm9xWRQB
— Bilinmeyen Gerçekler (@KahinHaber) October 14, 2014
Oct. 14, 2014
Kobane's Wounded Heroes Die At Turkish Border
It may have been a brilliant day for the defenders of Kobane, but it did not end well for all of the heroes of the battle.With medical supplies depleted in the war-ravaged north Syrian town of Kobani, Kurdish activist Blesa Omar rushed three comrades wounded in battle against Islamic State fighters straight to the border to dispatch them to a Turkish hospital. He said he spent the next four hours watching them die, one by one, from what he thinks were treatable shrapnel wounds as Turkish border guards refused to let them through the frontier.(Source)
Kobane Defenders Retake Strategic Hill
Today was a brilliant day for the defenders of Kobane. Under heavy air strikes by the coalition, the YPG/YPJ forces were able to retake an important hill overlooking the town. The hated black flag of the Caliphate was taken down and the Kurdish flag is once again proudly flying over Tall Shair.
ISIS: black flag removed from hill over Kobane - General news - ANSAMed.it (Ansamed) http://t.co/0rFfgtKAS5
— Rojname News Network (@ROJNAME_english) October 14, 2014
#kobani'ye hakim tepelerde birine dikilen #ışid bayrağının indirildiği söyleniyor.
#ISIS #Kobane #AynalArab pic.twitter.com/SmCmdiPTQs
— Makbul Omar Pasha (@Lavokato) October 14, 2014
#Breakingkurd:#Breakingnews:
Footage from the airstrikes on #ISIS nr #Kobane #Twitterkurds #Syria #Rojava #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/ZweOriiCwP
— BREAKING KURD (@BreakingKurd) October 14, 2014
Hooah !! #YPG celebrating #ISIS retreat from #Kobane Eastern front! #Daesh pic.twitter.com/QESHSqzXhz
— Gervaski (@gervap) October 14, 2014
Liberated area from #ISIS terrorist by our #YPG forces today in #Kobane pic.twitter.com/rSqXvdmrdH
— Ari Herki (@AriHerki) October 14, 2014
Islamic State crisis: Kurds 'recapture key Kobane hill' - BBC News pic.twitter.com/vfACU0f4GZ
— Bonlivmckbabe (@bonniermckee) October 14, 2014
Meet the former Swiss army sergeant taking on the “Islamic State” in #Syria http://t.co/AfqOyKJF81 #ISIS #Kobane pic.twitter.com/pJobXTbpN9
— DW (English) (@dw_english) October 14, 2014
ISIS releases pictures of trenches hastily abandoned as they moved in on town of Kobane http://t.co/1llVsSUJDs
— Muhammad Genta (@MuhammadGenta_S) October 14, 2014
New initiative for #Kobane 'Write Your Support for Kobane on Money!" #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/x9bkNksJ4X
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 13, 2014
#Syria: former #Deir_ezzor rebel leader and current #IS commander Saddam Jamal has been killed pic.twitter.com/PbJB5SYLcp
— Thomas van Linge (@arabthomness) October 13, 2014
Why Kobani Should Be a Strategic Objective
Beyond symbolic significance it's not well understood why Kobane is so important to Islamic State. Contrary to what John Kerry may say, the capture of Kobane would offer IS control over the Euphrates River, from the Turkish border upto the final goal, Baghdad.Oct 7, 2014 Why is Kobani so important to ISIS?
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Oct. 13, 2014
A very ugly story is taking shape. We'll be breaking it later on today. Watch this space. As long suspected, the world is presented with another confidence trick, a false choice between radicals and moderates.
@MAJMikeLyons @84WHAS @CBSRadioNews can u answer4this photo,isis tank inside turkish territory http://t.co/njhN9MwtQv pic.twitter.com/pqmcNQSVMZ
— kovan direj (@kovandire) October 13, 2014
Bitch slapped => Turkey Calls Out Susan Rice, Says No Deal Reached to Allow US to Use Air Bases (Video) http://t.co/9LaDYxROay #tcot
— IPayMyJizyaWith.357 (@robfit) October 13, 2014
Owww boy, Mr Swiftboat: Protecting Kobani not main strategic objective, says John Kerry - video http://t.co/F91liONhVl
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 13, 2014
#Syria | Spoils of war. #YPG Kurds kill 100+ #IS militants in #Kobane & seize their weapons #TwitterKurds v @pexwaz
https://t.co/L49J2Fx97L
— Heba (@HebaDelacres) October 13, 2014
Other Kurdish sources tell me that its actually "only 3 ISIS car bombs today in #Kobane". No way to indep. verify. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 13, 2014
#kobane update Good news The car bombs have been destroyed by #YPG before they reach targeted site .. No casualties among our fighters
— Coldkurd™ (@ColdKurd) October 13, 2014
Taksim to #Kobane: Turkish anarchists defy Syrian border - #c4news http://t.co/o76ptInU1C
— @Hevallo (@Hevallo) October 13, 2014
LATEST: 4 airstrikes to southwest of #Kobane & 3 northeast hitting ISIS units, staging posts, buildings and vehicle says @CENTCOMCGPAO
— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervillebbc) October 13, 2014
Full copy of "Islamic State" English magazine Dabiq. Page 14 to 17 describes how they sold &enslaved Yezidi women https://t.co/WzJCHdzCu4
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 13, 2014
'After capture, Yazidi women & children were divided acc. to Shariah amongst fighters of Islamic State...' quote from ISIS Dabiq magazine.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 13, 2014
Survivors of Kobane massacre reveal the brutality of ISIS rampage http://t.co/FXeWPJBc4O
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 13, 2014
Fighting resumes in Kobane, Syria via @UPI http://t.co/NBIY9HeAoc
— Chris (@Chris_1791) October 13, 2014
Oct. 12, 2014
TWITTER STORM: OPERATION #AIRDROP2KOBANE
The defenders of Kobane don't want Turkish troops, who are at this stage acting more like the enemy than as an ally. What they need are supplies and ammo. Help organize a twitter storm, for what it is worth at this point.
#Airdrop2Kobane
URGENT message from Kobane Commander Nalin Afrin
See statement in photo
https://t.co/JE1lsQ6mZ0 pic.twitter.com/qr1W8VwSKM
— Ajansa Kurdi (@AjansaKurdi) October 13, 2014
Yes: #Airdrop2Kobane to show solidarity to resistance of these brave women and men. pic.twitter.com/BBIzjqLjNv
— Faulks (@Revelsoffice) October 12, 2014
#TwitterKurds
#IS and Erdogan fans
Create false hashtags to weaken your twitterstorm
Plz communicate asap
#Airdrop2Kobane
Is the #
— Bottehond (@monterebotte3) October 12, 2014
#Aleppo: Videos: #YPG/#YPJ Fighting #ISIS on the streets & outskirts of #Kobane (Ayn al-Arab)
http://t.co/R2tQlDCH5I
http://t.co/jHItoHEgTW
— Rook (@2Rook14) October 12, 2014
KOBANE Revolution - YPG and YPJ Kurdish Female Fighters http://t.co/45UO1eWgu3 via @Bixiret
— Amed News Agency (@AJANSAMED) October 12, 2014
THE PEOPLE IN THE BATTLE OF KOBANE
The Islamic orcs are coming from all over the place. The commander of IS at Kobane happens to be a Turk. Amazones at the front are the Kurds best PR asset. The IS fighters they kill are deprived of their prized 72 huris. Foreigners are fighting on both sides. And the casualties of the day.
Well, what do you know, the commander of IS terrorists in Kobane is a Turk https://t.co/5wCh6m1MDF
— Azad Kurdistan (@mrgoldfink) October 12, 2014
Kobane: Teenage girls fight as Turkish forces stand back http://t.co/a5pHUNpoSO
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) October 12, 2014
IS American fighter killed in Syria's Kobane: report via @globalpost http://t.co/2fzEjkTriQ
— Donald Dogan (@DonaldDogan) October 12, 2014
American Jordan Matson who joined the Kurdish #YPG: fighting against ISIS terrorists in #Kobane " #AmericanHero pic.twitter.com/4Gga39CxMu
— Kakon Koye (@kurdo722) October 11, 2014
✌️Three members of a Dutch motorcycle gang join #Kurds in #Kobane to fight #ISIS
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#TwitterKurds
#SaveKobani
#Kobani pic.twitter.com/q1nTH5adWG
— KURDISTAN ARMY (@KURDISTAN_ARMY) October 11, 2014
Breaking: In #kobane #YPG and #syrian opposition army killed 20 #ISIS militias and they captured 40 others. #SaveKobani #TwitterKurds
— Harem Jaafer (@HaremJaafer) October 12, 2014
. @HaraldDoornbos Sources inside #Kobane say ISIS have indiscriminately been shelling city all day causing civil deaths & injurues #kobani
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) October 12, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
KURDISH FSA GROUP JOINT BATTLE FOR KOBANE
FSA Kurdish "Jabhat Al-Akrad" managed somehow to reach Kobani, according to @muslim_kurd they're now fighting IS inside Kobani!
— A (@iRevolt9) October 11, 2014
@Kassandra_Troy @iRevolt9 @Alexblx fsa is not one united body but different groups make up fsa
— Hamza Dayi (@muslim_kurd) October 11, 2014
@Kassandra_Troy @iRevolt9 @Alexblx some groups are trust worthy and some not
— Hamza Dayi (@muslim_kurd) October 11, 2014
This map shows initial three-pronged attack carried out by #ISIS. Clashes now focused in southern & eastern #Kobani: pic.twitter.com/wOSY1DnGOs
— Abdulla Hawez (@abdullahawez) October 11, 2014
@trevorrwilson @Alexblx There is no millitary supply so far but airstrikes help fighters to take initiative, No lost ground so far
— curdistani (@curdistani) October 11, 2014
WHERE'S THE FLOTILLA FOR KOBANE?
Another phenomenon standing out here is the absence of the lefty groups that never fail to show up for Gaza and Hamas. One genocide is not quite like another, it seems. And since this is the prevailing ideology in many parts of the West, it explains much of the hypocrisy we touched on on Oct. 9 (scroll down) that attracts young Muslims to radical fundamentalists groups, like IS.
When is the European left going to organize a "flotilla" to break the blockade of #Kobane?
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 11, 20
Euro-left: #Kobane too far from the Mediterranean, so we can't break the blockade w/ our flotilla. But let's hold hands & sing Kumbaya!
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 11, 2014
@r3sho If this was gaza millions would be on the streets of london protesting
— Trevor Wilson (@trevorrwilson) October 11, 2014
To Europeans who vote for the left: If you believe in justice & solidarity, contact the party you voted for & demand action for #Kobane.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 11, 2014
TURKEY BEHAVING LIKE AN ENEMY, NOT AN ALLY
Since Turkey, under the rule of Muslim Brotherhood is moving away from Western values, the question is popping up, should the country be in NATO? And shouldn't the programs to bring Turkey into the fold of the European Union, which benefit Turkey enormously, not be ditched? Turkey is behaving like an enemy instead of an ally.
150 refugees detained in Turkey after fleeing the Islamic State are now on hunger strike: http://t.co/6RV7LGZnr1 pic.twitter.com/1goQB9TEuv
— VICE News (@vicenews) October 11, 2014
#turkey arrests 274 #kobane refugees fleeing islamic state attack: https://t.co/GW8y07bPhQ #türkiyeyehosgeldiniz
— Frederike Geerdink (@fgeerdink) October 11, 2014
A picture says more than 1,000 words. #Kobane #YPG pic.twitter.com/Bx5RunirJH
— Hulswood (@hulswood) October 11, 2014
DEFENDERS OF KOBANE STILL FULL OF COURAGE
Today Kobane is still standing. The weather is bad. There's not been much fighting and air strikes but few.
My view on #Kobane. Relatively quiet now. Can hear gunshots. Weather terrible. Sandstorm. Bad 4 planes. 1 strike 2day pic.twitter.com/rYemeVrL8U
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
October 10th: 7 airstrikes in #Kobane. Destroyed 2 ISIS training facilities, 3 vehicles, 2 small units+ tank. Saudi & UAE helped. @CENTCOM
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
Source in #Kobane tells me: General commander of all kurdish forces defending city against ISIS is female. Her name: Nalin Afrin. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
Acc to source, female General commander of kurds in #Kobane is v. committed. She believes there is still chance to push ISIS out of town.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
Hero.Remember her name:Nalin Afrin.General commander of Kurdish forces defending city of #Kobane against ISIL scourge pic.twitter.com/zbyBriT60l
— Maajid Nawaz (@MaajidNawaz) October 11, 2014
'Coalition strikes v.helpful yesterday' #Kobane Chief tells me. ISIS was stopped at police station (security zone). 'Our pple are 100m away'
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
Source: 2units of Free Syrian Army (FSA) fight along kurdish YPG forces in #Kobane. FSA units: Shams AlShamal (sun of North) &AlAkrad Front.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
In addition to 2FSA units in #pt, 2more FSA units fight w\ypg in vicinity #Kobane acc 2 FSA source. Names: Jund AlHaramayn &Liwa Thwar Raqqa
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
2day Kurds on their own. Only 1strike. I hear heavy streetfights west #Kobane. Fighter tells me: 'some hope town falls 2 ISIS. Not so fast!'
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 11, 2014
#Kobane
#YPG hit the terrorists in all fronts
The morale of the terrorists began to go down and their bodies were scattered everywhere
— Coldkurd™ (@ColdKurd) October 11, 2014
Oct. 10, 2014
IS RELEASE NEW VIDEO OF RATS INSIDE KOBANE
New video released by ISIS. Shows them inside #Kobane, At times walking calmly in streets as there are no airstrikes https://t.co/HvnRNfXNFr
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
BBC: Kobane fighting: IS meets its match in Syrian Kurdish forces http://t.co/2d6iiTWcy7 Excellent analyis from the BBC (a rare bird indeed)
— Azad Kurdistan (@mrgoldfink) October 10, 2014
@fhollande save #Kobane! Airstrikes 4 short-term;Cut ISIS‘ supply stations& arm #YPG 2 save humanity! pic.twitter.com/WSYTDInNVp
— Ginuwine Jones (@GinuwineJ) October 10, 2014
No protest in muslim countries for Kobane or "death to ISIS" but always ready to blame non-muslims for everything. #TwitterKurds
— Gudaw English (@GudawEnglish) October 10, 2014
EMERGY CALLS FROM KOBANE
Kobane may be in serious trouble now. It's hard to say. We've been here before. Although air support has been stepped up in the last couple of days, that does not mean that the strategy is any better. Jenan links to an article that analyses some of the problems. No support on the ground is just one of them.
#Syria #Kobane pic.twitter.com/33JXCgWoup
— Free Syria Media Hub (@Free_Media_Hub) October 10, 2014
#KOBANE @ IMMINENT RISK OF FALLING: KURDS URGE INTERN'L COMMUNITY @UN @CENTCOM @CDU TO HELP
#SaveKobane #DrWidad pic.twitter.com/DxfphTYUff
— Ajansa Kurdi (@AjansaKurdi) October 10, 2014
@r3sho @JacobLinn1 @ArmedResearch @CENTCOM #kobane bombing instructions for @JohnKerry - you have many B1s, B2s pic.twitter.com/hSjGHPhHnn
— Steven Holland01 (@StevenHolland0) October 10, 2014
What a mess! --> Air Force Pilots Say They Have No ISIS Targets to Bomb http://t.co/QjEzSGaJmW #Kobane @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
[2] Turkey is continuing to stall re: Kobane, still keeping the gate b/w #Kobane & Mursitpinar closed, blocking military & humanitarian aid.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 10, 2014
There are no Western forward air controllers with YPG inside #Kobane, which makes usage of air power in/around city much less effective.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 10, 2014
#IS #Turkey
Abu Hanzala,leader of #IS cells in #Turkey released by authorities today. http://t.co/zgFWB8fTco … … by @Anaminona
— Elijah J Magnier (@EjmAlrai) October 10, 2014
Its the 26th day of ISIS onslaught on #Kobane. Our pics that capture atmosphere here on border http://t.co/mke64JFd8U pic.twitter.com/HkihF6Gffa
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
UPDATE FROM KOBANE YPG CHIEF ON CURRENT SITUATION
Jenan Moussa talked this afternoon to Kobane YPG Chief Anwar Moslem. Reported as follows:
#break Kobane Chief Anwar Moslem, tells me over phone from #Kobane: "Security zone (police bldg +court) has fallen into ISIS hands." @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
#break #Kobane Chief inside city tells me Kurds urgently need following: "Airdrop weapons now, evacuate civilians, more airstrikes" @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
Acc to #Kobane Chief: "there are btwn 1000 to 3000 civilians in #Kobane. Many more on border. Corridor needed to get them out" @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
Perspective: #Kobane from East to West 5kms, North to South 3kms. From what I hear, Security zone around 1.5 kms from East border of city.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
"ISIS now controls between 30 to 40% of #Kobane" Defense chief inside city tells me over phone. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
I spoke again to #Kobane chief Anwar Moselm who is in city. "If we dont get help now, #Kobane is indeed under threat of falling to ISIS"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
I've been calling Mr. Answar Moslem for a week now for updates from inside #Kobane. His tone is down today. Says "we'll fight till death"
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 10, 2014
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS: WHAT'S AT STAKE AT KOBANE?
In day 26 of the siege of Kobane fights continued during the night. Battles intensified east of the town. Unconfirmed reports say 30 orcs killed in an YPG ambush. And now, 2 pieces of strategic information:
#Syria | Claims that #Kobane is a diversion for western media whilst #IS reports taking several Syrian cities. #ISIS pic.twitter.com/5Pr3dDbaNp
— Heba Delacres (@HebaDelacres) October 10, 2014
What's at stake as Kurds, Islamic State, and US fight over Kobane? A lot. (+video) http://t.co/Bl6tEYlJfd
— sehun (@oshthun) October 9, 2014
AIR STRIKES AT KOBANE NOW HIGHEST, EXCEPT MOSUL DAM
It looks like Kobane has now been recognized as a strategic target. But then again, knowing the Obama admin. it may be just optics.
US has now struck #Kobane more than any other target except Mosul dam. #ISIS #Syria pic.twitter.com/soAWGjsYjc
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 10, 2014
Turkey's Erdogan let foreign fighters flock to iSIS but now refuses to let Kurd fighters cross border to save Kobani. http://t.co/dq2rp7vekA
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) October 10, 2014
#Daesh are the real imperialists. Being "anti-imperialist" should mean being anti-#ISIS, not anti-US or anti-West. #Kobane #ArmTheKurds
— Bill King (@wk344407) October 10, 2014
Kurdish commanders in Kobane say that some of the latest US air strikes have been more effective...
http://t.co/2vzbn0GQST by @guneyyildiz
— kurdish blogger (@kurdishblogger) October 10, 2014
#PT Also a disconnect with Washington as a whole. Both DEM & GOP are doing a lousy job reflecting what their supporters want re: #Kobane.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 10, 2014
#PT3 What I have instead seen is a collective gasp & a "WTF?" re: Kerry, Kirby, & all the other #Kobane shoulder-shruggers.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 10, 2014
#PT4 The American people is behind #Kobane & the Kurds. It's the establishment's cynical & ruthless 1%'ers who aren't.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 10, 2014
Oct. 9, 2014
ON KOBANE, THE WEST IS GUILTY OF HYPOCRISY
This accusation on the face of it, looks like a grotesk, postmodern piece of slander:But the author has a point. The Islamic orcs are following their fundamental beliefs to the letter, however disgusting these may be for free human beings. But the West and ostensibly also Turkey - as a NATO member and an aspiring member of the EU - are betraying their own highest values. It's a general problem in the decadent West. The moral standard over the last few years has shifted towards group equality and peace at any price. This has led to Nihilism: there is no value left fighting for, lest some group will be offended or the peace is disturbed. It's very sad. As it happens, this hypocrisy is also what drives young Muslims in the West into the hands of the Islamic State in the first place. Watch this video.On Kobanê: inaction of Western World and Turkey is more brutal than IS. (Source)
DEFENSE OF KOBANE IS HOLDING, FOR NOW
Here's @r3sho's commentary of what happened this morning at Kobane:
[2] Aircraft could be heard flying overhead for well over an hour. Probably B1s preying for targets of opportunity.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
[4] Telegraph's feed showed rising smoke from the western side of the northernmost radio tower on Mishtenur Hill, just over the ridge.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
[6] Most of the strikes in western #Kobane seemed to be near the "Lovers' Forest" (http://t.co/G17Y1dV42s).
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
[8] Eastern front not covered by the Telegraph feed in the last hour or so. Doesn't really say much, other than no strikes occurring there.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
[10] Also, strong indication that YPG has taken the fight to the Chechens on Mishtenur Hill (http://t.co/ltLXuL2s0t).
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
[11] Recap: #ISIS's Jarablus units in the west got stomped. Tel Abyad units in the east still dazed. Sarrin units in south facing YPG wrath.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 9, 2014
@r3sho Dutch media say major part of #Kobane controlled by YPG.#centcom says 2 IS vehicles, 2 groups IS, IS camp&building bombed today
— JustLein (@JustLein1) October 9, 2014
"75% of #Kobane is under control of the #YPG fighters" - 'the head of #Kobani Canton #AnwarMuslim told #Rudaw' TODAY. @RudawEnglish
— Alexblx (@Alexblx) October 9, 2014
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF THE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE MUST BE ITS DESTRUCTION
The view from Turkey is, that there is nothing to choose between the Communist leaning Kurdish minority of the PKK and the criminal gangs of the Islamic State, which has a large number of followers within the country. From the perspective of the Muslim Middle East, the Islamists are legitimate 'freedom fighters' resisting Western hegemony. And that view is the problem. First, IS is a product of Islam, not of the West. Secondly, political Islam is an objective, universal enemy of the whole of humanity because it denies man individual rights, freedom, and even life itself. The Islamic marauders are thus a moral problem for everyone concerned. Faced with evil, there's no middle ground. You can't appease this evil as some in the West are willing to do; or to compromize, as Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE are trying to do; because evil will turn you into an accomplice. There is just one solution to this problem we will have to accept: it must be destroyed or it will destroy us.KOBANE, AND OTHER STRATEGIC MISTAKES IN THE WAR ON IS
The Pentagon on Tuesday said that airstrikes alone won't be enough to halt ISIS' advances and admitted a central flaw in its four-part plan: "no boots on the ground" and it won't, perhaps, for more than a year. Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters Wednesday the administration has been providing limited assistance to various rebel groups on the ground, but has not coordinated airstrikes with them. As for Kobani, Kirby said that people "need to understand we need a little strategic patience here. This group is not going to go away tomorrow, and Kobani may fall. We can't predict whether it will or it won't. (...) Kobani is representative of the larger problem. (...) As part of his strategy, Obama requested and was granted the authority to train and equip moderate elements of the Syrian opposition. But there's been "no vetting started yet and no recruiting at this point" of those Syrian forces, Kirby said Wednesday. (...) the administration doesn't consider Kobani a strategic objective of its campaign against ISIS, it could spell trouble for other key Syrian towns in which the US does not have ground partners."What's to stop ISIS from grabbing more land in Syria? (...) what is really needed from them is on-call air support to pound ISIS any time it comes into view, 24/7," Garrett Khoury, Garrett Khoury, the director of research at The Eastern Project. "ISIS isn't some shadowy guerrilla group; it has tanks and artillery. Kobane is a tragedy in the making, but the key is that it is still early enough for the opponents of ISIS to reverse the situation. The tide could be turned within a matter of hours if the Kurds there received effective air support and reinforcements. ISIS is not invulnerable; it has faced defeats before."
Fred Hof, a former special adviser for transition in Syria under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, predicted to The New York Times in August that the US would find itself "maneuvered into a very uncomfortable position. He added that the US is “unconsciously walking into an ambush" if the remaining Syrian nationalist opposition is squeezed out by ISIS and the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad before significant US help arrives.
US officials put the blame for Kobani's seemingly impending fall squarely at the feet of Turkey. "There’s growing angst about Turkey dragging its feet to act to prevent a massacre less than a mile from its border," a senior administration official told The New York Times. "After all the fulminating about Syria’s humanitarian catastrophe, they’re inventing reasons not to act to avoid another catastrophe." "This isn’t how a NATO ally acts while hell is unfolding a stone’s throw from their border," said the official, who spoke anonymously to avoid publicly criticizing an ally. Read all:
Kobane: ISIS Militants Driven Out Of Town By Kurdish Fighters And Airstrikes http://t.co/tN8VR8Q4te
— Skobiakov & Asso. (@SkobiakovAsso) October 9, 2014
TURKEY HAS BETRAYED THE COALITION AT KOBANE
Coalition bombardments are ongoing. The orcs of IS are now holding about one third of the town. Air support is not enough to lift the siege. Erdogan is still preventing supplies of men and ammo to reach Kobane. Turkey has betrayed the coalition. (Source) Whereas the other Middle East members, who are as much to blame for the existence of the Evil Empire as Turkey, have at least accepted the approach of destroying IS before taking the work at hand of removing the Assad regime from Syria, Erdogan is holding the war to randsom, supporting in effect the cause of the Islamic orcs. Which frankly, is no surpise. The protection of minorities is a Western value.
Why no Turkish help for #Kobani? B/c #Erdoğan pressuring Syrian #Kurds for huge concessions re: Assad, PKK, PYD. http://t.co/28YoozZNPl Ugly
— Daniel Pipes (@DanielPipes) October 9, 2014
@Hevallo would'nt it be nice if the whole world came to the rescue... http://t.co/VUTaQ9aice @Kassandra_Troy
— OEHOEzo (@OEHOEra) October 9, 2014
Oct. 8, 2014
DETAILED PICTURES FROM INSIDE KOBANE
Headlines @MailOnline 'Hell is unfolding': First chilling pictures INSIDE war-torn Syrian border town of Kobane show ISIS fighters prowling the deserted streets and their flag still flying - despite two days of airstrikes.
ISIS fighters prowl the deserted streets of Kobane despite two days of airstrikes http://t.co/XARDq8UBBL
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 8, 2014
"shelling and bombardment was very effective and as a result #ISIS have been pushed from many positions" #Kobani http://t.co/Wqp3ZQHFBl
— Alexblx (@Alexblx) October 8, 2014
Most of the center of #kobane is in daesh hand. Ypg need reinforcements asap and ammos
— cahit storm (@cahitstorm) October 8, 2014
Kurds thank USA for helping Kurdish people in fight against Isis via @AKINinfo pic.twitter.com/dEg5FrppMi
— kurdish blogger (@kurdishblogger) October 8, 2014
COALITION UNLEASHING BARRAGE OF AIR STRIKES ON IS IN KOBANE
There is more than one layer of defense in Kobane. IS is trying to break through the first.
Huge explosion 2 minutes ago behind the hill on which ISIS put up its flag. #ISIS not doing so well there. #Kobane pic.twitter.com/sPmzxSA41Z
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
#Kobane The gloves seem to be off. RT @cahitstorm Another huge airstrike !!! pic.twitter.com/QyNzT5EwrN
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 8, 2014
U.S. military and partner nations forces continue to strike #ISIS terrorists Iraq & Syria, including 6 new strikes IVO #Kobane, Syria. 1/2
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) October 8, 2014
.@Wu_Ming_Foundt Kobane is also the Canton with the highest density of former HPG ("PKK") guerrillas. It's a very rough ride for #ISIS.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
PRESS RELEASE FROM KURDISH FORCES YPG
Media Release #Kobane 10/8/2014 #YPG @DefenseUnits / Women's @DefenseUnitsYPJ pic.twitter.com/sKphF0LAnG
— YPG Defense Units (@DefenseUnits) October 8, 2014
UNDER COVER OF FIGHTING IS, TURKS ARE CRACKING DOWN ON KURDS
Let's be blunt about it: under cover of flighting IS at #Kobane, Turks are cracking down on the Kurds instead, arresting some 200 defenders. @JenanMoussa just clarified something else for us; for obvious reasons the Kurds don't want the Turks to come in; they want the border open for men and ammo. (Tweet) The ongoing air attacks made IS pull back from certain parts of Kobane, but there is no sign of a retreat as such. (Tweet)
Turkish security forces have detained more than 200 people from #Kobane, among whom my translator and fixer. Accused of supporting #YPG.
— Kurt Pelda (@KurtPelda) October 8, 2014
H/t @sociologyworld (Source)
Here are a few very noteworthy tweets from @r3sho updating us with news from inside Kobane, so read this carefully:
[2] #ISIS moving in from the east is the group that has been dealt the biggest blow, while the Chechens in the South are still hesitating.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
[4] Some of these large explosions are those mentioned by confused journos in Mursitpinar who said "but no planes in the air."
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
[6] In some cases, snuffing of ISIS fighters thru stabbing & blunt force inside these homes was mentioned.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
[8] Kobane is not Mosul. [END]
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
.@Wu_Ming_Foundt + But this stuff is so god damn satisfying, I couldn't shut up about it. :)
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 8, 2014
BREAKING #Kobane update: #YPG says it has killed 89 #ISIS terrorists. Airstrikes bombard #IS positions in West of the city #TwitterKurds
— KurdistanGuy (@Kobane33) October 8, 2014
“This isn’t how a NATO ally acts while hell is unfolding a stone’s throw from their border,” said a US spokesman (...) John Kerry has had multiple phone calls in the last 72 hours with Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, and foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu (...)".
This is another clear indication of the nature of the so-called Syrian moderate rebels, who appear to be rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood. Turkey is obviously blackmailing the US into cooperating with them:
While Turkish troops watched the fighting in Kobani through a chicken-wire fence, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that the town was about to fall and Kurdish fighters warned of an impending blood bath if they were not reinforced — fears the United States shares. But Mr. Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey would not get more deeply involved in the conflict with the Islamic State unless the United States agreed to give greater support to rebels trying to unseat the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. That has deepened tensions with President Obama, who would like Turkey to take stronger action against the Islamic State and to leave the fight against Mr. Assad out of it. (...)
US pissed w Turkey “This isn’t how a NATO ally acts while hell is unfolding a stone’s throw from its border" Kobane http://t.co/bTU2keoZg4
— Shamayim (@Shamayim2) October 8, 2014
Syria-ISIS pull back in Syria’s Kobane after strikes http://t.co/ELtUOz08AY "IS units withdrew from some parts of the embattled Syrian town"
— Sunset (@_darkhours) October 8, 2014
Oct. 7, 2014
After the Fall of Kobane
Audio commentary on World View on WBEZ:
BREAKING: Rudaw correspondent: The aerial bombardments by the coalition jets have resumed on east of #Kobane. http://t.co/MPUpsz5lSM
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 7, 2014
Audio: #PYD Leader Salih Moslem Demands Urgent Help for #Kobane #Rojava #TwitterKurds #SaveKobane #Kobani https://t.co/inhfgD2A74
— Hemin (@HeminRojhelat) October 7, 2014
ISIS release footage of their thugs fighting in Kobane - https://t.co/O5191seBx7
— Ghaffar Hussain (@GhaffarH) October 7, 2014
This morning in #Erbil : More #German arms arriving 4hopelessly underarmed #Peshmerga #Iraq #ISIS pic.twitter.com/iIy8eRYTMT
— Dr Andreas Krieg (@andreas_krieg) October 7, 2014
“@jenanmoussa: RT @p_vanostaeyen: #Kobanê map: September 15th ~ October 5th ISIS versus Kurds. @akhbar pic.twitter.com/Fwxtfm3lBp”
— Christiane ICHOUNGTH (@ICHOUNGTHOE) October 7, 2014
Everyone keeps wondering why US did not save Kobane. It's pretty simple. They were not given go ahead by Assad. And that is a fact.
— R (@LibertyLynx) October 7, 2014
@Kassandra_Troy Ultimately, Obama does not want to risk one of our planes being taken down. This whole unnamed operation is a joke.
— R (@LibertyLynx) October 7, 2014
IS and Kurdish Defenders Battling in the Streets of Kobane
Absurdity continues: besieged Kurds, shelled by IS, teargassed by the Turks, overhead halfhearted air support by coalition fighters. @JenanMoussa is reporting an uptick in airstrikes today. Netto effect still negative. IS is advancing towards to town center. (Source)
#UPDATE: #YPG fight against #ISIS is now in the #Kobane town center via multiple sources. #Kurds #Turkey #Syria pic.twitter.com/Ndn0B62qFJ
— Military Studies (@ArmedResearch) October 7, 2014
#UPDATE: #YPG fight against #ISIS is now in the #Kobane town center via multiple sources. #Kurds #Turkey #Syria pic.twitter.com/Ndn0B62qFJ
— Military Studies (@ArmedResearch) October 7, 2014
Plane back over #kobane. I heard 4 airstrikes 2day. Saw 3 times with my eyes smoke from explosions. @CENTCOM say they hit 5 times in Kobane.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
Kurdish YPG spokesman @polatcano says: 'In last 12 hrs, a tank was destroyed, 6 ISIS cars w/machine guns in South & East +1 APC. 10s killed'
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
RT @Merankay: Kurds protesting at airports/ in front of embassies/ at parliaments in Europe to pressure 2 #SaveKobanê pic.twitter.com/rGuVh0Ahkh
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
IS group enters key Syria-Turkey border town http://t.co/EKuD6SEEd5 #Kobane #ISIS pic.twitter.com/QvKYoS0gVu
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) October 7, 2014
Kurdish fighter just now tells me: 'ISIS brought in 1000s of fighters to #Kobane. Seems whole of Raqqa is standing at our gates' @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
Here a pic of the airstrike just now West #Kobane, Pic taken my phone cam. @akhbar pic.twitter.com/vttiXe4z7a
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
Kurds on border area very tensed. Almost daily riots &daily teargas by Turkish police. This is happening now @akhbar pic.twitter.com/821HKOP8QK
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 7, 2014
Oct. 6, 2014
Kobane May Fall To IS At Any Moment
If you're not following #Kobane: IS 'may soon take Syria-Turkey border town' http://t.co/Ibh5SxYcyM
— Yiannis Βaboulias (@YiannisBab) October 6, 2014
Decisive Battle For Kobane Ongoing
The orc army of Islamic State has planted its black flag of death on the Eastern outskirts of the Kobane. The fight of control of the town is ongoing. Turkey doesn't lift a finger: It is by now apparent that Turkey sees the Kurds as an even greater threat thans IS. Perhaps even more so. There is after all no ideological difference between Turkey's rulers and the Caliphate. Intrepid reporters on the spot @HaraldDoornbos and @JenanMoussa only just reported the sounds of an airplane in the skies over Kobane. There has not been any air support today. At all. The true intentions of this coalition are in serious doubt.
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/TrZRhn3pgG Hundreds of Kurds Jump Border Fence to Join Kobane Resistance
— هذه الجرثومة (@november17) October 6, 2014
Plane still over #kobane. Kurdish guy next to me getting desperate. He raises his hands to sky &says 'pls God, let them hit ISIS' @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 6, 2014
BBC News - Kobane: IS 'may soon take Syria-Turkey border town' http://t.co/vR7at3bd8V https://t.co/AT1qtVPe6d
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 6, 2014
I see and hear less fighting in eastern part #kobane, more fighting now in center. Shooting and explosions. I see flag on Kurds in center.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) October 6, 2014
This Quote must have hit home ...
#KURDS #AUTONOMY #KOBANE
already 24 RT's and more ... pic.twitter.com/Ow0ZKeTHqq
— ISTANBUL THEMES (@ISTANBUL_THEMES) October 6, 2014
De eerste ISIS-vlag wappert in Kobane. Stad gaat vallen. Vraag is wanneer. Het westen/Turkije kijkt toe. pic.twitter.com/zrc4fDSdNP
— Herman Meijer (@MeijerHerman) October 6, 2014
“It's worth noting that #ISIS commander Abu Darda al-Kurdi ordered beheading of 33 YPG soldiers, #Kobane” sleep tight @BarackObama
— Vivienne Groenewoud (@VivienneTweet) October 6, 2014
Oct. 5, 2014
Misinformation About the Stand Off At Kobane
In the meantime @r3sho has been sorting out truth from fiction. Bad examples of misinformation: "ISIS has entered Kobane", "ISIS has taken over Kobane", "Turkey shelling ISIS." And claims such as "50 US marines now in Kobane", "Pesh anti-terror now in Kobane", etc.
[5] Even wrong pic of YPJ cmdr Arin Mirkan, who carried out a self-sacrifical attack today, was being spread. Real pic released recently.
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 5, 2014
[6] Here is the real picture of Martyr Arin: https://t.co/idaoJDJxdz
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 5, 2014
Map of Kobane With Overview of Current Situation
LATEST ON #Kobane>> http://t.co/g9EK4mqZcB
#KURDS TRAPPED BWN TURKISH FORCES & ISIS GANGS
#SaveKobane #DrWidad☮ pic.twitter.com/N0uYBRR6hK
— Dr Widad Akrawi (@DrWidadAkrawi) October 5, 2014
Also of keen interest is the Twitter Timeline of Central Command. Tweets stress the importance of the Sunni coalition (just so we know that Obama didn't go this alone) and an indepth explanation of the Hajj, highlighting that "this is not a war against Islam". TL hasn't changed since Oct. 3. Disgusting politicizing of a war! Even Iran thinks it's a joke!
Hagel Praises Historic Bonds, Current Coalition Ties With France: http://t.co/OxA9jOgD61
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 3, 2014
In addition, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also participated in the #Syria strikes.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 3, 2014
Hajj explained: your simple guide to Islam’s annual pilgrimage http://t.co/eLcs4GD4T9 pic.twitter.com/WNoPI0pHb7
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 2, 2014
Iran's president-Air strikes are staged theater. He is right. Look kobane #BarackObama #YPG #kobani #isis
— Berfan Kochgiri (@BerfanKochgiri) October 5, 2014
Turkish Police Attack BBC Crew At Kobane
Must see! BBC crew come under attack near Kobane. Turkish police have fired two tear gas canisters at a vehicle carrying a BBC reporting team as it was leaving the border area near Kobane, Syria. The second round was fired at point blank range though the rear window, filling the van with tear gas and briefly setting fire to the vehicle. Correspondent Paul Adams was being filmed shortly before the attack, and the camera kept rolling during the next few minutes. The team is on the Turkey-Syria border to cover Islamic State's siege of the nearby town. Nobody was injured in the incident. (Source, includes video)Latest Reporting About the Situation At Kobane
Turkey has evacuated the villages in the Kobane vicinity. The media have been moved to safe places near Pirsus. There are some reports that IS fighters have free access to the country. (Source)
Post by Hewa Dawody.
Reporting by www.ronahitv.com TV
Coalition Airstrikes at Kobane Aren't Working
Each of the participating members of the coalition have different agenda and priorities. Surely Sun Tze must have said something about that, but it stands to reason that under such circumstances combatting IS from the air isn't working. (Source) A Kurdish spokesman told The Guardian:“Air strikes alone are really not enough to defeat Isis in Kobani. They are besieging the city on three sides, and fighter jets simply cannot hit each and every Isis fighter on the ground.” He added that Isis had adapted their tactics to military strikes from the air. “Each time a jet approaches they leave their open positions, they scatter and hide. What we really need is ground support. We need heavy weapons and ammunition in order to fend them off and defeat them.”
Airstrikes Against Islamic State at Kobane
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group is reported as saying to @AFP that "seven new coalition strikes against IS positions were carried out in the area late Saturday and the strikes were hindering the jihadists' advance". (Source) This has also been reported by another source, MEE. (Source) Following tweets are witness to the coalition's halfhearted policy with regard to IS. Too many other interests are at stake. Turkey for example thinks its fight against Kurdish independence and against Assad's rule in Syria far outweigh the importance of destroying the ideologically aligned Islamic State.
The six airstrikes last nite (the most intensive to date) seem to have done very little to change the situation in #Kobani. #TwitterKurds
— Kurdîhez (@Kurdihez) October 5, 2014
Airstrikes just enough to keep #Kobani from falling are not enough. Air cover plus anti-tank weapons to YPG. URGENT #Kobani #TwitterKurds
— Kurdîhez (@Kurdihez) October 5, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014 Video released by the Kurdish Command.
Great photo reporting by Right Now. (Source)
The live stream is temporarily disabled.
Live stream.
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Rohani TV Live Stream (Kurdish).
UPDATE: After teargassing the Kurdish defenders...
The Turks have kicked out the media from #kobane. Live Stream is dead http://t.co/zeNQEjhhaY
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) October 4, 2014
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