(25. September) The press conference was held after German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visited the Kurdistan Region and met with Barzani in Erbil.

Barzani stated that the Peshmerga have a limited number of ways into Syrian Kurdistan, the majority of which are under the control of Islamic State militants. This, he explained, is the reasons the Peshmergas’ presence in Kobani has been delayed.