Their brethren in Kobani will breathe a sigh of relief when the reinforcements arrive as they have been bearing the brunt of the battle.
Peshmergas leave base for Kobani deployment
Published — Wednesday 29 October 2014
Last update 28 October 2014 10:25 pm
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The town on the Turkish border has become a crucial front in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, which overran large parts of Iraq in June and also holds significant territory in Syria.
The AFP journalist saw dozens of military trucks leaving the base northeast of Kurdish regional capital Irbil from which officers said fighters bound for Kobani would depart.
Earlier, the fighters loaded machine guns and mortars into the trucks and packed bags for the trip.
“Forty vehicles carrying machine guns and weapons and artillery with 80 of the peshmerga forces will head to Dohuk (province) and then cross the border today,” a Kurdish officer told AFP
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Peshmergas leave base for Kobani deployment
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Kurdish peshmerga fighters prepare before leaving a base on the outskirts of Arbil in northern Iraq, on their way to the Syrian town of Kobani, on Tuesday. (Reuters)
Published — Wednesday 29 October 2014
Last update 28 October 2014 10:25 pm
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LATEST STORIES IN MIDDLE-EAST
The town on the Turkish border has become a crucial front in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, which overran large parts of Iraq in June and also holds significant territory in Syria.
The AFP journalist saw dozens of military trucks leaving the base northeast of Kurdish regional capital Irbil from which officers said fighters bound for Kobani would depart.
Earlier, the fighters loaded machine guns and mortars into the trucks and packed bags for the trip.
“Forty vehicles carrying machine guns and weapons and artillery with 80 of the peshmerga forces will head to Dohuk (province) and then cross the border today,” a Kurdish officer told AFP
Continue reading at:
Peshmergas leave base for Kobani deployment Arab News Saudi Arabia News Middle East News Opinion Economy and more.?.
