Thread by @jenanmoussa

1/ #BREAK I just spoke to my source in Kobani, NSyria, which is under fire by Turkish army. He told me something incredible:

Acc to him, 1000s of Kurds from Kobani are right now fleeing to a US military base near Lafarge cement factory, to seek US soldiers' protection.

@akhbar

2/ I couldn't speak for too long to my source as he himself was also busy fleeing Kobani and heading to the U.S. military base.

As we spoke over phone, he was putting his wife & kids in his car. He said Kobani is on the move, comparable to 2014 when ISIS attacked city.

@akhbar

3/ My source in Kobani said to me: "If Americans don't come to protect us, then we will go to them for protection."

Personally I don't know if there are still US soldiers present at that base near Lafarge factory. But clearly many Kurds hope to find protection there.

@akhbar

4/ After many attempts I managed to speak again to my source from Kobani.

He &family are still in car on way to US army base for protection. But acc to him, road packed with vehicles. Everyone is going south, away from border with Turkey. They might sleep in car on side of road.