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Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS - New York Times Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:13:50 GMT

New York Times

Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS New York Times MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Turkey will allow Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as pesh merga, to cross its border with Syria to help fight militants from the group called the Islamic State who have besieged the Syrian town of Kobani for more than a month, the ... Why Turkey Changed Course on KobaniTIME Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in KobaniThe Guardian Battle for Kobani: Turkey Clears Way for Kurdish 'Peshmerga' FightersNBCNews.com CNN -ABC News all 3,436 news articles »

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Turkey clears way for Kurdish reinforcements to battle Islamic State - Washington Post Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:27:18 GMT

Turkey clears way for Kurdish reinforcements to battle Islamic State Washington Post SANLIURFA, Turkey — Turkey agreed on Monday to allow passage for Iraqi Kurdish fighters seeking to join Syrian Kurds battling the Islamic State, signaling another potential boost for embattled Kobane after U.S. airdrops of weapons and ammunition.

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Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle - Aljazeera.com Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:54:20 GMT

Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle Aljazeera.com Turkey has said it will allow Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross its borders and join Syrian Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian town of Kobane. The reported shift in Turkish policy came after a ...

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Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as US drops arms to defenders - Reuters Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:32:51 GMT

Reuters

Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as US drops arms to defenders Reuters Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces, themselves fighting Islamic State in Iraq. He stopped short of saying whether Ankara backed the U.S. air-drop of weapons. Turkey's refusal to ...

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Iranian TV reporter killed in Turkey car crash 1 day after 'spying accusations' - RT Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:01:31 GMT

RT

Iranian TV reporter killed in Turkey car crash 1 day after 'spying accusations' RT “Our correspondent Serena Shim has been killed near the Turkey-Syria border. Serena was killed in a reported car accident when she was returning from a report scene...their car collided with a heavy vehicle,” a Press TV broadcast stated on Monday. Iranian TV Says Death Of Journalist In Turkey Is 'Very Suspect'Huffington Post Islamic State foiled in attempt to kidnap Syrian rebel leader in TurkeyTelegraph.co.uk Iran state TV says death of journalist in Turkey is 'suspect'Reuters Daily Mail -Al-Monitor all 105 news articles »

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ISIS fight: Turkey helping anti-ISIS Kurds defend Kobani on Syria border - CBC.ca Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:51:26 GMT

CBC.ca

ISIS fight: Turkey helping anti-ISIS Kurds defend Kobani on Syria border CBC.ca Turkey said it was helping Iraqi Kurdish fighters cross into Syria to support their brethren fighting ISIS militants in a key border town, although activists inside embattled Kobani said no forces had arrived by Monday evening, raising questions about ...

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What Turkey Wants in the War on ISIS - Wall Street Journal Mon, 20 Oct 2014 04:22:51 GMT

Wall Street Journal

What Turkey Wants in the War on ISIS Wall Street Journal Turkey is being asked to send ground forces into Syria; to send arms to the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, in Kobani; and to allow the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) fighters into Syria. All three requests are based on faulty logic and a ...

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Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight - BBC News Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:55:11 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight BBC News Turkey is to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the Syrian border to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane, in what is being seen as a policy reversal. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said talks on the subject were continuing. Tens of ...

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Turkey Will Help Iraqi Kurds Join Fight Against ISIS in Syria - TIME Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:15:26 GMT

Turkey Will Help Iraqi Kurds Join Fight Against ISIS in Syria TIME TURKEY-SYRIA-KURDS-CONFLICT Kurdish people watch the Syrian town of Kobane from the Turkish border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on Oct. 19, 2014. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images ...

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Turkey Would Oppose US Arms Transfers to Kurds - ABC News Mon, 20 Oct 2014 03:01:14 GMT

ABC News

Turkey Would Oppose US Arms Transfers to Kurds ABC News Turkey wouldn't agree to any U.S. arms transfers to Kurdish fighters who are battling Islamic militants in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying Sunday, as the extremist group fired more mortar rounds near the Syrian-Turkish border.