Kurds deny Erdogan report of deal with Syrian rebels to aid besieged Kobani
October 24, 2014 at 10:20 AM EDT
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian Kurdish official on Friday denied a report from Turkey's president that Syrian Kurds had agreed to let 1,300 Free Syrian Army fighters enter the border town of Kobani to help defend it against besieging Islamic State insurgents.