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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Why is Kobani Important? ISIS advances against Syrian Kurds despite US Airstrikes

contributors 10/07/2014

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“The Islamic State Group (aka ISIS or ISIL) is knocking on the doors of Kobani, a Syrian town on the border of Turkey. Desperate Kurdish fighters have been battling them for weeks. But it’s not looking so good.”

AJ+ “ISIS Prepares To Take Kobani Despite U.S. Airstrikes”

Filed Under: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Kurds, Syria, US Foreign Policy

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