Three YPG fighters meet in the streets. Entire areas of the city are abandoned, except for by YPG fighters hiding out. VICE News
In Photos: 48 Hours Under Siege by Islamic State Militants In Kobane -- Danny Gold, VICE News
On December 19, VICE News entered the besieged Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane with the help of smugglers and the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the People's Protection Units (YPG). The city was preparing to enter its 100th day of fighting a fierce siege by the Islamic State (IS). Fighters with IS had been pushed back by a combination of US airstrikes and heavy artillery from a small contingency of Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. Surrounded by IS on three sides, and a Turkish military hostile to Kurdish forces on the fourth, Kobane has become a symbol of resistance for those fighting IS. YPG fighters now estimate they control approximately 75 percent of the city, and US military sources say over 1,000 IS militants have been killed.
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My Comment: A remarkable gallery of photos.
More News On The Battle For Kobane
IS loses ground to Kurds in Syria's Kobane -- AFP
Kurdish forces make further gains in Kobane -- Rudaw
Kurdish fighters control 60% of Kobani: Report -- Press TV
Kobani Liberation to Become Top Priority for Kurds in 2015: Kurdish Leader -- Sputnik
Report from Kobane: Love in the age of ISIS -- France 24
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