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.

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.

Kurdish fighters guard the Iraqi town of Qara Tappa, north of Baghdad, Oct. 21, 2014.

Canadian Armed Forces members depart for their deployment to Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, Oct. 22, 2014.