Ocalan Iso, a commander in Kurdish armed group YPG, told Reuters that Islamic State fighters were using heavy weapons including tanks in their attack near the city, known as Kobani in Kurdish.
Rami Abdulrahman, founder of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the villages had been seized in an Islamic State advance that started on Wednesday. "They have a large number of fighters," he told Reuters by phone.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Kurds-say-Islamic-State-seizes-Syrian-villages-near-Turkish-border-375700
18/9/14
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- ISIL seizes 16 Kurdish villages near Kobane in Syria....
Syrian Kurdish fighters have appealed to other Kurdish parties in the region for military aid to repel an advance by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters in northern Syria near the Turkish border, a Kurdish military official said on Sept. 18.
ISIL fighters seized 16 Kurdish villages west of the predominantly Kurdish city of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani, in a rapid advance in areas near the Turkish border.
Öcalan Iso, deputy commander of Kurdish forces in Kobani, told Reuters the Kurds were seeking support from other groups including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to fend off the advance by ISIL.
Speaking via Skype, he said they wanted support 'in all military aspects.'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/isil-seizes-16-kurdish-villages-near-kobane-in-syria.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71876&NewsCatID=352
18/9/14
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