Kurdish convoy heads to Syria to take on Islamic State
Celebrations in the streets as Turkish Kurds greet a convoy of Iraqi peshmerga fighters making its way across south-eastern Turkey en route to the the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Peshmerga forces are aiming to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.
Kobani, on the border with Turkey, has been under assault from Islamic State militants for more than a month.
Its fate has become a test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to combat the Sunni insurgents.
The Kurds and their international allies hope the arrival of the peshmerga, along with heavier weapons, can turn the tide.
Peshmerga forces are aiming to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.
Kobani, on the border with Turkey, has been under assault from Islamic State militants for more than a month.
Its fate has become a test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to combat the Sunni insurgents.
The Kurds and their international allies hope the arrival of the peshmerga, along with heavier weapons, can turn the tide.
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