Breaking: Heavy weaponry battalion Peshmerga to leave for Kobane today. HT: KurdishQuestion.
After days of uncertainty surrounding the Peshmerga forces transfer to the besieged town of Kobane, it has been reported that the 150 Peshmergas will leave for Kobane today.
While the Peshmerga have been ready to go for the past two days, the Turkish state delayed the crossing of the Peshmerga citing technicalities.
The force, consisting of 150 Peshmergas, will be a heavy weaponry battalion. While the fighters will leave from Erbil airport, the weapons will be transported to Kobane by road.
While the YPG and Peshmerga had agreed on the quantity and quality of the force to be transferred, the Turkish state stalled the crossing that was expected to happen two days ago.
The Turkish President Erdogan had said that rather than the Peshmerga, they were hoping for the FSA to cross into Kobane. It now seems like Turkey was unable to compile an FSA unit of their liking to enter the besieged town.
So far, the YPG has been resisting on its own against an ISIS onslaught for the past 43 days. More here from Rudaw English.
UPDATE: Peshmerga due at Kobane front in early hours of Wednesday
VIDEO: Peshmerga on route to Kobane
IMAGES: #Peshmerga leaving #Erbil, #Iraq one hour ago for #Kobane via @metesohtaoglu h/t @HebaDelacres pic.twitter.com/nqztF1hCvk
— Military Studies (@ArmedResearch) October 28, 2014
Wild pictures of ISIS fighters standing and waving to Turkish border patrol in #Kobane pic.twitter.com/DKX7jY6O1Y
— Daniel Nisman (@DannyNis) October 28, 2014
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