The area shaded purple shows the areas of Kobane currently under Kurdish control. The red dotted line shows the extent of their control on October 10, revealing exactly how much territory the YPG has reclaimed in the west of the city over the past five days. Despite the gains, ISIS is continuing to advance into eastern Kobane. The black arrows show where the militants are focussing the bulk of their attacks on the Kurds
The Great Kobane Fightback: After Symbolic Recapture Of Hill With Black Flag Of ISIS, Kurdish Fighters Take Back Swathes Of City As US Step Up Airstrikes -- Daily Mail
* Kurdish YPG troops triumphantly raised yellow flag above Tel Shair hill
* ISIS' sinister black jihadist flag had been flying over hill in recent weeks
* Kurdish fighters have forced the terrorists to flee posts in west Kobane
* But outgunned resistance fighters continue to battle ISIS in east of the city
* News comes as U.S. intensifies airstrikes which have helped Kurdish gains
Kurdish fighters have launched an unlikely comeback against Islamic State terrorists besieging the Syrian town of Kobane, amid claims the resistance forces have now reclaimed swathes of the city.
Images this morning showed Kurdish YPG soldiers triumphantly raising their flag above Tel Shair hill in the west of the city, where ISIS' own black jihadist flag had recently been flying.
Assisted by sustained U.S. and Arab airstrikes, the massively outgunned Kurdish troops have managed to do what looking impossible only a week ago - force ISIS to abandon strategic locations in the west of Kobane and pin them back elsewhere in the city.
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More News On The Battle For Kobani
U.S. continues pounding ISIS targets in embattled Syrian town of Kobani -- CBS/AP
U.S. reports 18 strikes against Islamic State in Syria's Kobani, five in Iraq -- Reuters
U.S. Steps Up Kobani Bombing to Back Kurds Fighting ISIS -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syrian Kurds say giving targets for U.S. strikes near Kobani -- Reuters
Airstrikes, street battles intensify in Kobani -- Navy Times
Kurds Resist Islamic State’s Renewed Push for Kobani -- WSJ
Hundreds of Islamic State Fighters Killed Near Kobani In US Airstrikes -- IBTimes
US: Strikes Near Kobani Have Killed Hundreds -- AP
The Battle of Kobani -- Sol Schindler, American Thinker
My Comment: Outgunned. Outnumbered. And cut off. Unless they are getting ground support that we are not aware of .... it is only a matter of time before the city falls.
2 comments:
This almost looks more like an attempt at break out than a standard counter attack. Unless the Turks intervene or open their border these people are doomed.
Hi there--Where did you find that map of the ISIS siege on Kobani? I'd like to use it but want to make sure I get permission. Thanks
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