Terror group ISIS is reportedly set to complete its takeover of key Syrian city of Kobane in what would be a major land victory for the Islamic militants, despite U.S.-led airstrikes that tried to halt the advance.
Christian Post Terror group ISIS is reportedly set to complete its takeover of the key Syrian city of Kobane on Monday in what would be a major land victory for the Islamic militants, despite U.S.-led airstrikes that tried to halt the advance. (The road to Kobane is wide open terrain. Serious U.S. airstrikes could easily have decimated ISIS if only Obama would have allowed them)
CNN said that ISIS’ army has been hitting Kobani with tanks and heavy artillery, and is close to taking over the city, which is located near the border with Turkey. Victory would give the Islamic State, as the group is also known, territorial gains between the Turkish border and its stronghold in Raqqa, Syria, nearly 62 miles away.
U.S. Central Command said that it destroyed two ISIS tanks, a bulldozer and another ISIS vehicle (big deal!) in attempts to halt the advance on Kobane over the weekend, but the militants continued their march.
“We are afraid of this. We are obliged to defend our home, our town,” said Kurdish Kobane official Idriss Nassan, who vowed to fight on. “We didn’t choose this war, but we are obliged to fight.”
Nassan added: “When I talk to people here in Kobane, they thank the international community, and the United States, they thank the countries who are striking the ISIS. But everyone believes it is not enough.”
ISIS has captured a number of towns across Iraq and Syria, prompting an urgent response from the international community. President Barack Obama has gathered a coalition that is hitting terror group targets throughout the region, but he said the U.S. will not commit any ground troops.
why surprised? just go here not there. remember we’re not at war with Islam even though they are at war with us
Well well looks like Tony Abbott may enforce S.A.S ground troops after all .well if 4 of the great countries of the world can’t even make a dent with the millions of dollars worth of HI-TECH artillery and sattelite surveillance , can’t get any worse !!!!!
Ana
First they have to WANT to make a dent.
Well Mr. BO has changed his mind and speak once again. Never trust this man to do anything for America.
Never help the Americans kill mohommedists. Turkey is in the best position to do the killing. But like BO they twaddle and talk big and play with themselves while the world begins to burn. Just what they want.
300,000 Syrians killed . There was no sound of anyone. but for the PKK terrorists. all talk. Turkey in the war should become involved ??? 300,000 Syrians murdered. There was no sound of anyone. but for the PKK terrorists. all talk. Turkey in the war should become involved ??? 300.000 Syrer ermordet. Es gab keinen Ton von niemandem. aber für die PKK Terroristen. alle reden. jetz Türkei in dem krieg soll sich einmischen ???
Nice job inflating the number of dead by over 100,000. That said, nobody here cares very much as long as its muslims killing muslims. Carry on.
A “wag the dog and pony show”. From the Enemy within.
THEN, may I ask,” WTF BOTHER,IN THE FIRST PLACE THEN ? ”
For I understood that it was to ‘STOP THESE FRUCKING FERALS !
Useless.
Obama said the U.S. “will do what is necessary to defend our country.”
“These terrorists can’t find safe haven anywhere,” he said.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/president-obama-airstrikes-isis-targets-syria-americas-fight/story?id=25696298
I suppose it was implied that these terrorists can’t find safe haven anywhere EXCEPT within their territories, who’s boundaries will continue to grow until as he puts it the US actually becomes a large Muslim nation.
Even if you don’t believe in God, please say this prayer!
Please, Holy One, Master of the Universe, Merciful, Mighty, Awesome God, Surround each one of the Kurds, Yazidis and Christians with Your Mighty, Powerful Warrior angels. Bring great confusion down upon the satan worshiper ISIS monsters so that they fight and kill each other instead of the innocents of Kobane. Confuse the bloodthirsty ISIS terrorist savages so that the Kurds are able to seize the tanks, submachine guns and heavy artillery from ISIS.
Almighty God, You alone are our only hope. Our evil Western leaders, American, British, French and other European leaders have betrayed innocents. They refused to arm the Kurds and Obama sent 4,000 fighter soldiers to fight Ebola in West Africa, instead of to fight ISIS who are a threat to all of us in our Western nations.
Shine Your Light in the terrible darkness! Send out your mighty warrior angels to battle the demonic ISIS forces of darkness whose craving for human blood is insatiable. Give the Kurds a great victory!
You alone are worthy of all praise now and forever throughout eternity. Thank you God! Praise You God! Praise You forever and ever and ever!
AMEN!
What is the strategic significance for ISIS of taking Kobane? First, they will have taken the last enemy stronghold in their rear, freeing them to concentrate their forces anywhere else they choose without having to leave troops behind to guard against it. They would then be free to push deeper South and West into free Syria and move against free Iraq in the same manner. Secondly, they will have blocked all enemy soldiers and civilians from fleeing into “neutral” Turkey – which is anything but neutral. Their targets will be trapped inside Syria and Iraq. Third, ISIS will control the entire border between Syria and Turkey. This is the biggest advantage, since Turkey, the secret ally and supporter of ISIS, will no longer have to struggle to keep up the pretense of opposing ISIS. Turkey will be able to casually supply and support ISIS along its entire border with both Syria and Iraq. ISIS has done Erdogan a tremendous favor by destroying a large Kurdish stronghold, destabilizing Syria and preventing waves of refugees from entering Turkey. In fact, ISIS has weakened everyone around Turkey – as if working for Turkey all along. If ISIS is actually the alter-ego of passive-aggressive Turkey, imagine what Turkey could do. Turkey, itself, could eventually sweep down, pick up all the pieces and virtually restore the Ottoman Caliphate which held power in the Middle East and North Africa less than 100 years ago. I don’t know that Turkey would be so bold, but who would stop them? Jordan? Saudi Arabia? If Turkey were to make a deal with Persia and agree upon a border between the two powerful states they could both hand the entire world a fait accompli, featuring a new Ottomanesque Caliphate with an independent Persia, along with Pakistan and Afghanistan, etc. The more successful the rag-tag (front?) ISIS is, the more dangerous Turkey looks. Was this the plan all along? Under Obama’s policy of muddying the waters, temporizing and only making a pretense of “intervening”, these dangerous threats to America and the world have two more year to conspire and put everything in place. By the time Obama leaves office, his successor might have no choice but to recognize the Caliphate. It’s as if Obama’s 8-year goal was to restore the Sunni Caliphate, to effect a kind of unified global Islam and permanently remove the United States from the Middle East as a power broker, to make them a mere spectator. Obama has been so stealthy for so long that he has maintained a plausible deniability with regard to his true agenda. But events are moving so fast now, to the detriment of America and the rest of civilization, that Leftists in high places, like Leon Panetta are beginning to defect into the camp of Obama’s critics. They are beginning to see what others see: Obama is mismanaging in a dramatic way. The thing they have yet to agree with is that he is doing this on purpose. Can anyone doubt that Obama is re-making the map of the Middle East by tying America’s hands and giving our enemies at 8-year run toward their most ambitious goals? The only question left to ask is: What will the new world look like when Obama is no longer in power?
No director in Hollywood could have dreamed up such an apocalypse. I smell a Western revolution or another US civil war, north against the south again perhaps?
So what the fuck ARE they for, you mongrel bastard?
Obama is not serious about defeating IS/ISIS, and everyone knows it. Obama is also not serious about protecting the American people from Ebola. The evidence (Obama’s actions) is pretty clear. The question is why Congress isn’t pushing back, demanding action be taken.
Because Congress is utterly gutless, also the military.
obama has been absolutely transparent from the day he was elected; his goal all along has been the rise of sunni islam.
obama’s action of sending 3000 troops (?) to fight ebola is either colossal stupidity or a further thumbing of his nose to a country and people he obviously hates–America.
Yet even now there are still people who believe he is a Christian, and born in Hawaii. Some people are just incredibly slow learners–to the eternal detriment of the rest of us.
Peter, the military cannot go against Obama.
Interesting. Before Obama got elected I was warned by an associate who compared him to a despotic dictator. I didn’t believe it (but I didn’t vote Democrat either).
So obama’s just allowed to run the country to ruin? Bonni, I know they should do as the president wishes, but I don’t think the founding fathers ever envisioned the country being ‘run’ by someone like obama.
Peter, the problem is, Obama has fired all the generals who would have stood up to him. And now he is purging the mid level officers and replacing them with yes men. The troops won’t go against him without a leader. Would love to see an Egyptian style ouster, but it won’t happen here.
Sadly, I think you’re right Bonni; as an atheist and a pessimist I would hope you’re wrong, but I cling to my hope that a movement might start among outraged Americans.
That asshole Obama want the murderous ISIS Muslims to take control. Can’t America see that he is a Traitor?
about 75% of us know what a traitorous posatan he is. he is a pathological lying narcissist and we all hate him! he is lawless, elitist, and thinks he knows more than any expert on any subject hence his narcissism. we want him arrested for treason NOW!