Iraqi Kurdish fighters arrived at the Turkish-Syrian border. Gathered in a filing to Suruç, surrounded by Turkish security forces, about 150 men came by land and air Erbil, waiting for the green light from Kobané.
To prepare for the arrival of these reinforcements, a delegation of 10 Iraqi Peshmerga has already joined the Protection Units of the Kurdish people who defend Kobané for over a month. Jihadist organization Islamic State bombard the northern sector of the city to try to prevent the arrival of these reinforcements.
Yesterday already, more than a hundred men of the Free Syrian Army from Aleppo crossed the Turkish border to Kobané.
One of their commander explained this morning that "his men waited long heavy weapons that far, they used small arms, but they would hold out until receipt of military equipment to countries neighbors. "
Damascus has strongly criticized Ankara for allowing the Syrian opposition to visit Kobané through Turkey.
In Iraq, hundreds of Iraqi soldiers and pro-government fighters are preparing to launch an assault against the strategic town of Baiji, which is under control of the jihadist Islamic state. The capture of the city north of Baghdad could help secure the main refinery in the country. But this offensive will be difficult, despite air support from the international coalition.
Iraqi forces have already suffered several setbacks in their attempts to regain ground against jihadists.
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