Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announcement that his country would help Iraqi Kurdish forces access Kobani, through Turkey, in order to help Kurdish militias fight the ISIL terror group came a day after U.S. conducted airdrops in the northern Syrian town to resupply the Kurdish militia group Unionist Democratic Party, or PYD.
U.S. officials notified their Turkish counterparts in advance of the airdrops.
President Barack Obama discussed the operation with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday in a phone call. The two leaders also talked about strategies to help roll back any gains by the extremist group......................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/407663--us-welcomes-turkey-allowing-pesmerga-to-cross-into-kobani21/10/14 --
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The United States welcomed on Tuesday Turkey’s policy shift allowing Iraqi Peshmerga fighters to enter into Syria to support their brethren fighting militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the city of Kobane....
ReplyDelete“We welcome those statements from the foreign ministry,” State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters.
But Kurdish activists inside Kobane said no Peshmerga fighters had arrived by Monday evening, raising questions about whether the mission was really underway, according to the Associated Press.
An influx of well-trained Peshmerga fighters into Kobane could be a major boost for the Syrian Kurds, who are now being supported by U.S.-led air strikes and air drops after a month-long battle against ISIS..............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/21/U-S-praises-Turkey-for-letting-fighters-into-Kobane.html
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PYD not terrorist under US law, Turkey should provide them support: Washington ...
ReplyDeleteThe Democratic Union Party (PYD) is not a terrorist organization under the U.S. law despite its affiliation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a U.S. official has said, adding that Washington has told Ankara the importance of providing support to the group in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
“The PYD is a different group than the PKK legally, under United States law,” U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said during a daily press briefing on Oct. 20.
The PYD’s military wings, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), and its all-female branch the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), have been leading the fight against ISIL’s latest assault on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, located across the Turkish border.
“We made it clear to Turkey that we believe it’s incredibly important to support groups like the PYD, these Kurdish fighters and a small number of non-Kurdish fighters on the ground are pushing back against ISIL,” Harf added....................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pyd-not-terrorist-under-us-law-turkey-should-provide-them-support-washington.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73259&NewsCatID=359
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