MESOP FACING KOBANE : Kobani May Soon Fall
29.09.2014 – Diyako Morad – BasNews, Syria – Following sustained attacks by Islamic State (IS) militants on the Kurdish city of Kobani in Syrian Kurdistan, the fall of the city is getting closer. A source from Kobani has told BasNews that there are only two villages left between IS insurgents and Kobani. weiterlesen / click to continue
MESOP FACING KOBANE : Islamic State militants evacuate locations to avoid U.S.-led strikes
ARA News – 29-9-2014 – Urfa, Turkey – On Sunday, the U.S.-led International Coalition’s air strikes targeted strongholds of the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) in Raqqa province, northeastern Syria. Speaking to ARA News in Raqqa, an opposition activist (who preferred to stay anonymous) said: “Air raids targeted al-Zarqawi camp (a military camp established recently by IS militants) in the village of Ibatin (7 km east of Raqqa) as well as a number of oil refineries in Raqqa city and its surroundings.”
MESOP NEWS : FSA soldiers train in Saudi Arabia
29-9-2014 – The first group of Free Syrian Army (FSA) soldiers have arrived in Saudi Arabia to receive training in the use of “advanced American weapons,” Mustafa Farhat, official spokesman of the FSA, was quoted as saying by Kurdish news agency Rudaw on Sunday.A number of retired Saudi generals “of high competency” are training the fighters.
MESOP : HAGEL’S WORDS : US says will discuss help to Syrian Kurds
The US defense ministry has stated it will discuss helping the Syrian Kurds with the coalition that is led by the US and is bombing jihadist group in Iraq and Syria.
MESOP : SALIH MUSLIM LOOKS WESTWARD NOW ! (REVOLUTIONARY OPPORTUNISM)
YPG and Free Syrian Army Announce Agreement
28.09.2014 – Diyako Murad – BasNews, Sari Kani – The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), and the main Syrian Opposition force, The Free Syrian Army (FSA, have announced an agreement to fight Islamic State (IS) militants together in Syrian Kurdistan.
MESOP FACING KOBANE: THERE IS SOME POSITIVE PROGRESS !
Firsthand Look at ISIS Fighters on Frontlines in Iraq – Watch nbc Video about Kobane. http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nightly-news/firsthand-look-at-isis-fighters-on-frontlines-in-iraq-334059587600
IS-Bombardement in Syrien – Schwere Attacke auf Kurdenenklave Kobane / Unterstützung von Kurden durch Europa & U.S. Koalition
29-9-2014 – FAZ – Auf Twitter sprachen Beobachter, die sich an der türkischen Grenze befanden, von „schwerem Beschuss“ durch ISIS. Eine arabische Journalistin vor Ort schrieb unter Berufung auf Anwohner, es sei das erste Mal, dass die IS-Miliz einen so großen Angriff unmittelbar auf die Stadt führe. Autos würden „reihenweise“ die Stadt verlassen. Ein Korrespondent der kurdischen Nachrichtenseite „Rudaw“ bestätigte Angriffe auf das Stadtzentrum. Später habe sich die Lage etwas beruhigt. Peschmerga-Kämpfer rüsten sich für Gegenschlag.
MESOP : AGAINST ALL CONTRARY PYD/PKK ALLEGATIONS – US-Led Strikes Hit Jihadists Attacking Syria Kurd Town, Says NGO
2014-09-27 18:00 GMT – (AFP) — The US-led coalition hit Islamic State group targets around a Syrian town on the Turkish border today where tens of thousands have fled a jihadist assault, a monitoring group said.The reported strikes around the mainly Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab came as the US-led coalition widened its air war against IS targets in Syria as part of “near continuous” raids against the jihadists. It was the second time that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had reported US-led air strikes around the town, known as Kobane in Kurdish, since the launch of the IS advance which has sent 160,000 streaming over the border into Turkey. Both the Observatory and Syrian state media had also reported coalition air strikes around the town on Tuesday night. Senior Syrian Kurdish official Newaf Khalil confirmed the latest strikes, and told AFP they destroyed several IS tanks.
MESOP : Kobane faces its end amid mounting Kurdish anger (PKK/PYD)
David Barchard – Saturday 27 September 2014 – Middle East Eye – Just what strategic objective IS has in mind by closing in on Kobane is not immediately obvious, but it has devoted an enormous amount of effort to winning this part of the border. For over a year it has been fighting a war of attrition against the Kurdish population in the borderlands.
MESOP SHORT CUTS: US WARPLANES FIGHT ISIS IN KURDISH AREAS
Pro-Assad media confirming airstrikes in Hasakah – Syrian Truth – English
#Syrian_Truth #Syria #Hasaka #ISIS #US – US warplanes target ISIS positions in #Hasaka – The US and its partner forces targeted on Friday the gatherings of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization in AL-#Khma’el area south of #Hasaka city.
A source at the Police Command told SANA that the warplanes also targeted the positions of the terrorist organization in #Abdulaziz mountain which is located 35 km west of Hasaka city, destroying 10 oil refineries in al-#Houl and al-#Khatouniyeh area, 40 km east of Hasaka city.
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