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<p>Reports from Kobane continue to be deeply concerning and we are watching the situation
closely. Over recent days, however, the defenders of Kobane, supported by coalition
airstrikes, have been able to hold their position against ISIL, and in some areas
they are pushing back. The moderate opposition have held back ISIL in other parts
of Northern Syria. We strongly support the coalition airstrikes that are being carried
out in Syria by the United States, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Jordan. As
well as supporting international military action to push back ISIL, we are providing
technical assistance and non-lethal equipment to the moderate opposition in Syria,
whose forces fighting are ISIL on the ground, and providing humanitarian aid to those
areas, like Kobane, that have been worst affected by the crisis. The Department for
International Development has already responded to the urgent needs of Syrian Kurdish
refugees that have fled to Turkey and is in a state of readiness to react swiftly
to further developments.</p>
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