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Pakistan Taliban vow support for IS in Syria and Iraq
The Pakistani Taliban has been waging its own insurgency against the Islamabad government
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Islamic State
The Pakistani Taliban have expressed their support for Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq.
In a statement marking the Muslim festival of Eid, the group appealed to Islamists there to unite against the "enemy" - the US-led alliance.
IS has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq, but has also been battling al-Qaeda-linked rival militant groups.
The Pakistani Taliban has been waging its own insurgency against the Islamabad government since 1997.
'Forget rivalries'
Saturday's statement was issued by the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Maulana Fazlullah, sent by his spokesman.
Addressing IS in Syria and Iraq, he said: "We are proud of your conquests against the enemies. We are with you in good and bad times."
"In these troubled days, we call on you to be patient and stay united as your enemies are now united against you. Forget rivalries."
The statement said the global Muslim community would "stand by you in these tough times and help with what we can".
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Islamabad says there has been little evidence so far of an agreement between IS and the Pakistani Taliban.
But recently, our correspondent adds, supporters of IS have been spotted in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar distributing pamphlets praising the group.
IS's swift offensives in Iraq since June have prompted the US and its allies to carry out air strikes to halt the group's advance.
On Saturday, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Shia militiamen drove IS fighters from a strategically important bridge near the northern city of Kirkuk.
In Syria, IS has been advancing on the town of Kobane, on the Turkish border, which has become a key battleground between the militants and its opponents, who include Kurdish fighters as well.
More than 160,000 Syrians, mainly Kurds, have fled across the border since IS launched its offensive on Kobane last month.
More than 190,000 people have been killed in more than three years of conflict in Syria.
What is Islamic State (IS)?
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Islamic State
The Pakistani Taliban have expressed their support for Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq.
In a statement marking the Muslim festival of Eid, the group appealed to Islamists there to unite against the "enemy" - the US-led alliance.
IS has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq, but has also been battling al-Qaeda-linked rival militant groups.
The Pakistani Taliban has been waging its own insurgency against the Islamabad government since 1997.
'Forget rivalries'
Saturday's statement was issued by the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Maulana Fazlullah, sent by his spokesman.
Addressing IS in Syria and Iraq, he said: "We are proud of your conquests against the enemies. We are with you in good and bad times."
"In these troubled days, we call on you to be patient and stay united as your enemies are now united against you. Forget rivalries."
The statement said the global Muslim community would "stand by you in these tough times and help with what we can".
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Islamabad says there has been little evidence so far of an agreement between IS and the Pakistani Taliban.
But recently, our correspondent adds, supporters of IS have been spotted in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar distributing pamphlets praising the group.
IS's swift offensives in Iraq since June have prompted the US and its allies to carry out air strikes to halt the group's advance.
On Saturday, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Shia militiamen drove IS fighters from a strategically important bridge near the northern city of Kirkuk.
In Syria, IS has been advancing on the town of Kobane, on the Turkish border, which has become a key battleground between the militants and its opponents, who include Kurdish fighters as well.
More than 160,000 Syrians, mainly Kurds, have fled across the border since IS launched its offensive on Kobane last month.
More than 190,000 people have been killed in more than three years of conflict in Syria.
What is Islamic State (IS)?
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- Formed out of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in 2013, IS first captured Raqqa in eastern Syria
- It captured parts of Iraq in June, including Mosul, and declared a "caliphate" in areas it controls in Syria and Iraq
- Pursuing an extreme form of Sunni Islam, IS has persecuted non-Muslims such as Yazidis and Christians, as well as Shia Muslims, whom it regards as heretics
- Known for its brutal tactics, including beheadings of soldiers, Western journalists and aid workers
- The CIA says the group could have as many as 31,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria
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Kurdish female suicide bomber attacks Isis in fight for Kobani
Arin Mirkan blew herself up among Isis militants as Kurds fight to keep hold of key Syrian town
LOULLA-MAE ELEFTHERIOU-SMITH
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A female Kurdish suicide bomber killed herself when attacking Isis militants on Sunday night as fighters strived to defend the key Syrian town of Kobani.
The woman, who is reportedly a commander in the Kurdish People’s Protection Unit, known as the YPG, broke into an Isis (also known as Islamic State) bastion on the eastern outskirts of Kobani and clashed with militants before detonating herself with a grenade, a monitoring group said on Sunday.
The attack was made during heavy clashes on Sunday, in which the town was pummelled by mortar fire from Isis militants.
Despite US air strikes now targeting Isis units in northern Syria, senior Kurdish fighters have called for “ground support” if they are to have any hope of keeping hold of the strategic town that stands close to the Turkish border. The female suicide bomber has been identified as Arin Mirkan on social media, and her act marks the first known instance of a female Kurdish fighter carrying out a suicide attack, the UK-based monitoring group said.
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Rami Abdurrahman, founder and director of the Syria Observatory for Human Rights, told the Independent that he “cannot confirm the exact number” of Isis militants killed by her specific attack, but 27 Isis fighters are understood to have died in Sunday’s clashes.
Kurdish fighters attempting to hold Kobani, which is mainly populated by Kurds, are calling for ammunition and heavy weapons to aid their fight, as they say the US’ air-strikes have done little to stave off Isis’ advance.
Kurdish refugees wait by the side of the road near Suruc, Turkey, after their arrival from Kobani, as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and Isis“Air strikes alone are really not enough to defeat Isis in Kobani,” Idris Nassan, a senior spokesman for the Kurdish fighters, told the Guardian. “They are besieging the city on three sides, and fighter jets simply cannot hit each and every Isis fighter on the ground.”
“Each time a jet approaches, they leave their open positions, they scatter and hide. What we really need is ground support. We need heavy weapons and ammunition in order to fend them off and defeat them,” he said.
Isis militants have now surrounded the town on three sides, pushing their lines to one or two kilometres away from its edge in some areas.
Kurdish fighters take up positions.The militant’s assault on the town and its surrounding villages has lasted for weeks, forcing some 160,000 people to flee across the frontier in one of the biggest single exoduses of Syria’s civil war.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...attacks-isis-in-fight-for-kobani-9776779.html
Arin Mirkan blew herself up among Isis militants as Kurds fight to keep hold of key Syrian town
LOULLA-MAE ELEFTHERIOU-SMITH
Monday 06 October 2014
A A A
A female Kurdish suicide bomber killed herself when attacking Isis militants on Sunday night as fighters strived to defend the key Syrian town of Kobani.
The woman, who is reportedly a commander in the Kurdish People’s Protection Unit, known as the YPG, broke into an Isis (also known as Islamic State) bastion on the eastern outskirts of Kobani and clashed with militants before detonating herself with a grenade, a monitoring group said on Sunday.
The attack was made during heavy clashes on Sunday, in which the town was pummelled by mortar fire from Isis militants.
Despite US air strikes now targeting Isis units in northern Syria, senior Kurdish fighters have called for “ground support” if they are to have any hope of keeping hold of the strategic town that stands close to the Turkish border. The female suicide bomber has been identified as Arin Mirkan on social media, and her act marks the first known instance of a female Kurdish fighter carrying out a suicide attack, the UK-based monitoring group said.
READ MORE: DESPERATE KURDS PLEAD FOR HELP IN FACE OF ISIS 'MASSACRE'
OBAMA UNDERGOES DAMASCENE CONVERSION AS ISIS FORCES AMERICA TO CHANGE TACK
COMMENT: 'WORLD CARES NOTHING' FOR BESIEGED SYRIAN CITY
Rami Abdurrahman, founder and director of the Syria Observatory for Human Rights, told the Independent that he “cannot confirm the exact number” of Isis militants killed by her specific attack, but 27 Isis fighters are understood to have died in Sunday’s clashes.
Kurdish fighters attempting to hold Kobani, which is mainly populated by Kurds, are calling for ammunition and heavy weapons to aid their fight, as they say the US’ air-strikes have done little to stave off Isis’ advance.
“Each time a jet approaches, they leave their open positions, they scatter and hide. What we really need is ground support. We need heavy weapons and ammunition in order to fend them off and defeat them,” he said.
Isis militants have now surrounded the town on three sides, pushing their lines to one or two kilometres away from its edge in some areas.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...attacks-isis-in-fight-for-kobani-9776779.html
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Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the U.S.
By MARK LANDLER, ANNE BARNARD and ERIC SCHMITTOCT. 7, 2014
Kurds in Suruc, Turkey, on Tuesday watching the fighting across the border in Kobani, Syria. There have been 18 airstrikes there. CreditLefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press
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By MARK LANDLER, ANNE BARNARD and ERIC SCHMITTOCT. 7, 2014
Kurds in Suruc, Turkey, on Tuesday watching the fighting across the border in Kobani, Syria. There have been 18 airstrikes there. CreditLefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press
- Mr. Erdogan has also resisted pleas to send his troops across the border in the absence of a no-fly zone to ward off the Syrian Air Force.
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Even worse...
The war againt ISIS could cost anywehere between $2 and $22 (!) Billion every single year. And this could be a low estimate, remember how the original Iraq War ended up costing exponetially more than the neo cons said it would in their estimate? Even worse, they want to stay in there for the next decade.
Endless war and profits for the military industrial complex.