Kenneth Kaplan is a Staff Writer for Christian Science Monitor. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/kenneth-kaplan/rss en Religious & Ethnic Groups Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Kaplan https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/21/kobane-turkey-to-allow-some-kurds-to-help-defend-city-against-islamic-state https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/21/kobane-turkey-to-allow-some-kurds-to-help-defend-city-against-islamic-state The battle for the ethnic-Kurdish city of Kobane on the Turkish-Syria border could see Iraqi Kurds join the fray in greater numbers after Turkey’s decision, a reversal of its previous policy. ISIS War Economy Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Kaplan https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/29/islamic-state-us-led-coalition-hammers-oil-targets-as-it-awaits-new-members https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/29/islamic-state-us-led-coalition-hammers-oil-targets-as-it-awaits-new-members Efforts to expand the anti-Islamic State coalition include the debate in Britain’s Parliament, deliberations in Denmark and Belgium, and US overtures to Turkey. US and French jets struck IS oil targets overnight in Syria.