Two developments overnight have bouyed the Kurdish defenders of the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani as the US dropped arms. ammunition, medical supplies, and food to the militias fighting off Islamic State forces for the first time, and Turkey relented and will allow Kurdish peshmerga fighters from Iraq to cross the border to aid their comrades in the fight. It's not a game changer, but will certainly raise morale and stiffen resistance to the IS advance. Reuters: In a brief statement, the U.S. Central Command said U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft "delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies that were provided by Kurdish authorities in Iraq and intended to enable continued resistance against ISIL's attempts to overtake Kobani," using an acronym to refer to Islamic State. The Central Command said 135 U.S. air strikes near Kobani in recent days, combined with continued resistance against Islamic State on the ground, had slowed the group's...(Read Full Post)