Hostage situation started just before 10 00 a. M. , that would be 6 00 p. M. L local standard time. They have blocked off the there. This im dovt, youve been watching al jazeera, these are the global headquarters. A siege in australia entering a 10th hour after a man believed to be armed walked into a sydney cafe. Five have run from the building. Its unclear how many others are inside. Well, the siege brought much of sydneys Central District to a stand city. This is close to the harbour, thousands of workers have been evacuated from the offices and police set up a cordon around the cafe well, this is the scene in st. Martins place. You can see a couple of armed me, Security Forces there just behind one of those lamp posts. We saw the lights in Central Business district. We are expecting any moment now to hear from the New South Wales police once again. Its been a couple of hours since they made a statement. We are expecting a Live Press Conference any moment. In fact, i believe that is
Thousands of flights grouped and the grounded and the worst is yet to come. This is Al Jazeera America, live from new york city. Im tony harris. Well have more on the storm. First, well begin with the battle of i. S. I. L. Syrian kurds say i. S. I. L. No longer controls the strategic city of kobane. Kurdish forces hold 90 of the city. Located on the turkishSyrian Border kobane was an unofficial front line. Thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers took on the group. Retaking the city came at a great cos. Cost Nick Schifrin has the report. Reporter for four months kobane was the u. S. Number one target. 1,000 air strikes or bombs on kobane than all other syrian cities combined as the u. S. Made it a top priority so did i. S. I. L. Tanks and other heavy weapons pummelled kobane. The city looked like it may fall at one point. Kurdish fighters held on. With the help of u. S. Air strikes and weapons, kobane has been turned into a major victory against i. S. I. L. Theres smoke in the distance.
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