. >> we will speak to zeina hoda. let's bring in bernard smith on the turkey/syria border.nard, you are, of course on the turkish syrian border. being allowed into turkey. al u-turn or a calculated move? >> reporter: well, we have spoken to syrian kurds in kolbane. and they haven't seen those peshmerga arrive yet, but they will be welcome if and when they do. for a long time, the syrian kurds said they have needed more weapons and also more reinforcements to push back on isil. we have seen -- we know the weapons have arrived and the medical aid and some food aid. they have confirmed that some 27 bundles from three different airdrops overnight. the weapons the kurds say they have received, and i quote, are very, very good. they might be enough to help them push isil fighters out of the town of kolbane. but if they want to completely regain the whole region, area, they will need more weapons yet. certainly, there seems to be a decision to try and save kolbane from fall to go isil. turkey has been over a lot of pressure over the last four weeks, pressure it has resisted, parti