Syria and Iraq – Friday, Oct. 24
![A Turkish army tank drives in front of the ruins of Kobani (seen in the background) near the Turkish-Syrian border, Oct. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B49AE353-8993-48A7-91BC-4C8A51AC902A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Turkish army tank drives in front of the ruins of Kobani (seen in the background) near the Turkish-Syrian border, Oct. 24, 2014.
![Turkish Kurds watch the Syrian town of Kobani from a hill near the Syria-Turkey border, Oct. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/42ABD265-7FE3-493B-97DE-82CE0DC722C4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkish Kurds watch the Syrian town of Kobani from a hill near the Syria-Turkey border, Oct. 24, 2014.
![Smoke rises over the town of Kobani, as seen from the southeastern town of Suruc, Turkey, Oct. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B682572C-3C59-486F-81D5-5971A1639910_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises over the town of Kobani, as seen from the southeastern town of Suruc, Turkey, Oct. 24, 2014.
![Kurdish fighters guard the Iraqi town of Qara Tappa, north of Baghdad, Oct. 21, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AAA92E8E-25A6-4642-A5D1-71F3A7FF6770_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kurdish fighters guard the Iraqi town of Qara Tappa, north of Baghdad, Oct. 21, 2014.