As the death toll rises from a surprise attack by Islamic State (IS) fighters on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, witness and victim testimony obtained by VICE News indicates the militants targeted civilians with drive-by killings and massacred entire families during a brazen suicide mission.
Early on Thursday morning, IS fighters detonated a series of car bombs in Kobane, just across the border from Turkey in northern Syria. Dozens of IS fighters — reportedly disguised in the uniforms of Free Syrian Army soldiers and Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) — entered the town. IS had been driven from Kobane months earlier, and the town was miles from current front lines, giving many residents a sense of security. Many people who ventured out of their homes out of curiosity after hearing the explosions were gunned down. In some incidents, Kurdish-speaking IS fighters reportedly knocked on the doors of houses, beckoning families outside and into a hail of bullets.
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https://news.vice.com/article/survi...cred-in-brazen-islamic-state-attack-on-kobane
Early on Thursday morning, IS fighters detonated a series of car bombs in Kobane, just across the border from Turkey in northern Syria. Dozens of IS fighters — reportedly disguised in the uniforms of Free Syrian Army soldiers and Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) — entered the town. IS had been driven from Kobane months earlier, and the town was miles from current front lines, giving many residents a sense of security. Many people who ventured out of their homes out of curiosity after hearing the explosions were gunned down. In some incidents, Kurdish-speaking IS fighters reportedly knocked on the doors of houses, beckoning families outside and into a hail of bullets.
more parka diplomacy stuff here
https://news.vice.com/article/survi...cred-in-brazen-islamic-state-attack-on-kobane
