Posted on 10/19/2014 11:22:58 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
American C-130 military transport aircraft made "multiple" airdrops of weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters fending off Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the strategic Syrian town of Kobane, despite Turkey labeling the Kurds "terrorists."
According to US Central Command on Monday, the drops consisted of equipment from Kurdish authorities in Iraq, and were "intended to enable continued resistance against Isil's (ISIS - ed.) attempts to overtake Kobane," reports BBC.
The US-led coalition against ISIS has already conducted over 135 airstrikes against ISIS over the past several weeks to defend Kobane, located strategically along the Syrian and Turkish border.
Speaking about its airstrikes, Central Command added "combined with continued resistance to Isil on the ground, indications are that these strikes have slowed Isil advances into the city, killed hundreds of their fighters and destroyed or damaged scores of pieces of Isil combat equipment and fighting positions."
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The Turks can pound sand.
F**k yourselves, Turks. Your army stood passively by while ISIS attacked those people in Kobane, then blocked refugees at the border.
Didn’t you read that Obama and our allies have been aiding ISI!S, all while providing minimal help to the Kurds? That is the reason that Obama has offered such a half-hearted response, he doesn’t want to win against ISIS,
At least the Turkish government isn’t currently crucifying Christian teenage girls.They’re showing progress.
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