I can imagine how happy the Kurds are to see their fellow Kurds arrive to fight ISIS.
Peshmerga troops cheered by fellow Kurds in Turkey
(AP Photo/APTN). In this image taken from video, people welcome peshmerga soldiers as they arrive at the Ibrahim Khalil border entrance in Zakho, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
(AP Photo/APTN). In this image taken from video, people welcome peshmerga soldiers as they arrive at the Ibrahim Khalil border entrance in Zakho, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). Mahan Kasari, an 87 year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee woman from Kobani sits along with family members in Suruc on the Turkish side of the Turkey Syria border, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). People watch the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). People watch the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
By ELENA BECATOROS and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
SURUC, Turkey (AP) - Iraqi peshmerga troops were cheered Wednesday by fellow Kurds in southeastern Turkey as the fighters slowly made their way toward the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani to try to break a siege there by Islamic State militants.
But the ability of the small force to turn the tide of battle will depend on the effectiveness of their weapons and on continued U.S.-led airstrikes against the extremists.
"We are waiting for the peshmerga. We want to see what weapons they have," said 30-year-old Nidal Attur, who arrived in Suruc two weeks ago from a small village near Kobani.
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Peshmerga troops cheered by fellow Kurds in Turkey
(AP Photo/APTN). In this image taken from video, people welcome peshmerga soldiers as they arrive at the Ibrahim Khalil border entrance in Zakho, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
(AP Photo/APTN). In this image taken from video, people welcome peshmerga soldiers as they arrive at the Ibrahim Khalil border entrance in Zakho, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). Mahan Kasari, an 87 year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee woman from Kobani sits along with family members in Suruc on the Turkish side of the Turkey Syria border, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). People watch the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). People watch the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
By ELENA BECATOROS and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
SURUC, Turkey (AP) - Iraqi peshmerga troops were cheered Wednesday by fellow Kurds in southeastern Turkey as the fighters slowly made their way toward the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani to try to break a siege there by Islamic State militants.
But the ability of the small force to turn the tide of battle will depend on the effectiveness of their weapons and on continued U.S.-led airstrikes against the extremists.
"We are waiting for the peshmerga. We want to see what weapons they have," said 30-year-old Nidal Attur, who arrived in Suruc two weeks ago from a small village near Kobani.
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Peshmerga troops cheered by fellow Kurds in Turkey - KCTV5