ISIS Set To Capture Kobani, Finish Major Land Grab

This week witnessed the second determined attempt by Islamic State forces to destroy the Kurdish enclave around Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) city in northern Syria. Kobani is one of three autonomous enclaves maintained by the Kurds in Syria. Using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft, U.S. forces conducted five airstrikes south of Kobani in Syria yesterday and today, damaging an ISIL training camp and destroying an ISIL support building and two ISIL vehicles. The strikes also hit a small ISIL unit and a large ISIL unit, officials said. It's a good, well paved two lane road, good for heavy trucks, semi's, even tank transporters. Finally this resolution recognizes that there is no military solution to the problem of misguided individuals seeking to join terrorist organizations. The US ambassador to the UN says the opening business” included passage kobani of a resolution setting new global rules to crack down on the flow of foreign fighters to conflict zones. Obama dispatches with some opening business and turns the floor over to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Same goes for Israel, which hates Syria and Assad for being allied with Shia-run Iran. Hence its otherwise-inexplicable tolerance of encampments full of ISIS members and other Sunni jihadists right below the Golan Heights, in an area that the IDF had shelled incessantly when the Syrian army still had a presence there but has been blissfully mortar-free since the Syrians moved out and the jihadists moved in nearly four months ago. KOBANÊ (DİHA) - The "Burkan Al Fırat" group, which was founded by YPG (People's Protection Units), Free Syrian Army (FSA) and certain other Syrian opposition groups, is also fighting with the YPG in kobani Kobanê Canton against the gangs of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Sham). A local commander told the BBC his fighters were "going crazy without sleep", but only 20% of the town was under IS control. Deputy Prime Lodewijk Asscher said Wednesday the Cabinet will deploy the six planes and two reserve jets along with 250 pilots and support staff. The Dutch also will send about 130 military trainers to Iraq to support Iraqi and Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group on the ground. Asscher said the Dutch government doesn't currently see an international mandate for joining airstrikes in Syria. In Syria, six airstrikes south of Kobani destroyed two ISIL-held buildings, one ISIL tank, one ISIL heavy machine gun, and damaged an ISIL fighting position. These strikes also struck one large and two small ISIL units. Three airstrikes north of kobaniKobani struck two small ISIL units and destroyed two ISIL-held buildings. To conduct these strikes, the U.S. employed U.S. bomber aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely. with the farm. I didn't know where she was in relation to the fighting. I'd also hate to think she gave up on us :( There's been too many good people driven off by the trolls and piranhas on this site. Male Sunni Arab FSA fighters are joining female and male YPJ/YPG fighters against ISIS in Kobane. But US and Kurdish reports suggested the defenders still controlled most of the town and were holding out. As if to emphasize there will be no belated volte-face on Kobani, late on Friday Turkish soldiers fired on Kurds from Qamishli who were protesting Turkey's passive stance toward the battle and its refusal to intervene kobani,kobane,ypg or allow them to reinforce Kobani. The Kurds entered a buffer zone on the Turkish border and in the melee at least four protestor were wounded. Turkish officials say the soldiers were fired on first.