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Smoke rises above from Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc, in Sanliurfa province, on November 2, 2014. Iraqi peshmerga fighters prepared on November 1 to join the fight against jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane, lifting hopes among residents of a turning point in the highly symbolic battle. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER