The Battle For The Syrian - Kurdish City Of Kobani Has Become A Spectator Sport In Turkey

Fight For Kobani Is A Spectator Sport In Turkey -- USA Today

SURUC, Turkey — The battle for control of the Syrian border town of Kobani has become a spectator sport of sorts for some Kurds on the Turkish side of the border. Dozens of people spend the day sitting on the hills outside Suruc, scouring the skyline for signs of the fighting.



On Thursday, as soon as a jet flew overhead, a murmur ran through the crowd. Those with binoculars followed the plane circling Kobani, hoping to see another airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition like the one they saw in the morning.



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Update #1: Turkey waits as ISIL crushes Kobani: Our view -- USA Today editorial

Update #2: Kobani: Turkish Kurds watch as US airstrikes hit Isis -- The Guardian



My Comment: Spectator sport now .... and while IS has probably has no ambitions beyond the Syria - Turkey border, who is the say that the Islamic State will (in some future time) will cross the border and bring the war to Turkey.