The fate of Kobani is in all our minds The black flag of Isis was raised on the outskirts of the Kurdish Syrian town of Kobani on Monday afternoon as reports said Islamist fighters had advanced into the city after days of fighting. From the Turkish border, the jihadi flag could be seen flying from a four-storey building on the east of the town close to the scene of some of the fiercest clashes. Moments later another flag was raised on a nearby hill. Inside Kobani, known as Ain al‑Arab in Arabic, street battles raged between Kurdish fighters and the Isis force. The town and surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with Isis militants capturing dozens of Kurdish villages. The assault has forced about 160,000 Syrians to flee and strained Kurdish forces, who have struggled to push back the extremists, despite being aided by US-led coalition air strikes. The local government said thousands of Isis fighters were attacking the city centre, and issued a plea for international intervention. “We are calling out to all international powers, forces from Kurdistan and Kurdish public that Isis thugs must be stopped and thousands of civilians must be saved from massacre,” the statement said. ( source: guardian )
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:34:30 +0000
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