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.