Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight

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Series Details 20.10.14
Publication Date 20/10/2014
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Turkey announced on the 20 October 2014 that it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the Syrian border to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane, in what was seen as a policy reversal.

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ESO: Background information: IS militants advance into Kobane http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-militants-advance-into-kobane/
ESO: Background information: Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-jets-bomb-kurdish-pkk-rebels-near-iraq/
The Guardian, 20.10.14: Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/20/turkey-allows-peshmerga-forces-to-travel-to-kobani
La Repubblica, 21.10.14: Erdoğan only supports Kurds he finds acceptable (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152302-Erdo-an-only-supports-Kurds-he-finds-acceptable
France24, 20.10.14: Turkey to help Iraqi Kurds join battle for Syria’s Kobane http://www.france24.com/en/20141020-turkey-iraqi-kurds-peshmerga-syria-kobane-islamic-state-group/
Deutsche Welle, 20.10.14: Turkey to 'facilitate' travel for Iraqi Kurdish fighters to Kobani http://dw.de/p/1DYp6
BBC News, 21.10.14: Turkish dailies divided on corridor issue http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29705709
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 22.10.14: Why Turkey continues to hold back from full involvement in the conflict in Kobane http://bit.ly/1tKR17E
Deutsche Welle, 22.10.14: Erdogan irked by US airdrops to Kurds in Kobani http://dw.de/p/1DZrS
Spiegel Online International, 22.10.14: Battle for Kobani: As the World Watches, Turkey Looks Away http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/kobani-battle-rages-as-turkey-does-little-to-help-kurds-a-998001.html
Euronews, 23.10.14: Erdogan says deal agreed on Peshmerga reinforcements for Kobani http://www.euronews.com/2014/10/23/erdogan-says-deal-agreed-on-peshmerga-reinforcements-for-kobani/
Deutsche Welle, 23.10.14: Erdogan says 200 Iraqi Kurd fighters to enter Kobani through Turkey http://dw.de/p/1Db0r

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