Turkey to Allow Iraqi Kurds to Reinforce Kobani

Turkey said on Monday it is helping Iraqi Kurds cross into Syria to aid Kurdish fighters in Kobani as they battle to hold off an advance by Islamic State militants, while the U.S. airdropped arms and medical supplies for the first time to help the Kurdish defenders. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on Monday, "We are assisting peshmerga forces to cross into Kobani," but did not provide additional details. The U.S. Central Command said three C-130...

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