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Convoy of peshmerga vehicles is escorted by Turkish Kurds on their way to the Turkish-Syrian border, in Kiziltepe near the southeastern city of Mardin

The support is obviously there: According to the Centre for Human Rights about ten fighters in the Kurdish Peshmerga Kobane have achieved. The men from Iraq reached the embattled city on Turkey.

The Kurdish fighters in Kobane get help: The first ten Peshmerga fighters seem to have reached their goal. The reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The soldiers from Iraq passed to Turkey in order to reach the Syrian border town. The remaining peshmerga units to achieve Kobane therefore “in a few hours”. They want to spot the Kurds in the fight against the terrorist militia support “Islamic State” (IS).

The Centre relies on a network of informants in Syria. Your details are hardly independently verified. The fighters from northern Iraq have heavy weapons here. On Wednesday 90 to 100 Kurdish fighters had arrived by plane in Turkey. A second group with heavy weapons by land through Turkey en route.

That the Peshmerga units may travel via Turkey to Syria, was long disputed: Because the PKK is classified in Turkey and in the EU and in the USA still a terrorist organization, Ankara hesitated so, send their fighters in Kobane Help leave. Time and again, Kurdish volunteers who wanted to join the People’s protection units, rejected by Turkish border guards.

War Against IS:Blocked IS-attack

Since the beginning of September fighters try the IS to conquer Kobane. The jihadists besiege from the border town from the west, south and east. The Kurds can get only from the north through Turkey reinforcement and supply. Ankara refused access but for weeks, which led to violent protests by Kurds. In several Turkish towns there were partly violent clashes.

Previously, the IS-militia was once more failed in an attempt to cut off the expected gain for the besieged Kobane the way. The attack of extremists on the connection to the Turkish border beat the defenders back, according to the Observatory.

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