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Can I read Kobanî Siege: Obama’s Syrian Dilemma on EtoBox?

Kobanî Siege: Obama’s Syrian Dilemma by Robert B. Sklaroff is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Kobanî Siege: Obama’s Syrian Dilemma about?

The siege of Kobanî by ISIS threatens a humanitarian crisis as the Kurdish town is surrounded and pounded by artillery. The US has failed to effectively relieve the siege through air strikes alone due to risks of civilian casualties. Turkey also refuses to intervene militarily despite being well-positioned to do so, because it views the Kurdish fighters in Kobanî as terrorists affiliated with the PKK, which Turkey has fought for decades. Washington

Author
Robert B. Sklaroff
Language
EN