NewsBeat SocialTag: kobani
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Pentagon Announces Name of ISIS Campaign
10/17/14 4:10 PM PST
“Operation Inherent Resolve” will test the United States’, coalition allies’ patience as President Obama warns the mission to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State will be a “long campaign”
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Obama Coordinates 'Long Campaign' with Coalition Allies
10/15/14 4:34 PM PST
Meeting with his top military advisor and military leaders from 21 coalition allies, President Obama warned that the fight against ISIS will be bumpy but all coalition members are committed to the long fight
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Kerry Urges Iraqis to Take Fight to ISIS
10/14/14 11:02 AM PST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tells Iraqis that it's up to them to defeat the Islamic State, following bombing attacks that killed dozens of people
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Kurdish Commanders Say ISIS Advances on Kobane
10/09/14 4:20 PM PST
Human rights observers estimate ISIS now controls 1/3 of the Kurdish city in Northern Syria
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Coalition Warplanes Reportedly Strike ISIS Near Kobane
10/07/14 1:55 PM PST
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State reportedly struck ISIS positions surrounding the northern Syrian city of Kobane
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Turkey Considers 'Kurdish YPG' a Terrorist Group
10/06/14 1:27 PM PST
Turkey considers the Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) militia a terrorist group, but its soldiers are the main counter-offensive to ISIS in northern Syria
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Kurdish YPG Battles ISIS in Northern Syria
10/06/14 1:24 PM PST
The militia group called the Kurdish Protection Units, or YPG, is the main force holding off ISIS in the besieged city of Kobane in Northern Syria