Fehim Taştekin, Al Monitor, October 28, 2014 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements about the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani, under a weeks-long siege by the Islamic State (IS),...
October 26, 2014 ERBIL,— In the following interview with Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Council member Aldar Xelil speaks with journalist M. Ali Çelebi about the Duhok Agreement reached...
BBC News – 30 October 2014 Ten Iraqi Kurd Peshmerga fighters have entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on the Turkish border, Syrian opposition activists say. Dozens more are expected to join them in helping Syrian Kurds defend the strategic town against...
The resistance of the canton of Kobanê in Rojava to ISIS gang attacks is now in its 21st day. While many gang members were killed in night-long battles, guerrillas prevented an attempt by the gangs to carry out an attack with a bomb-laden truck. There were fierce...
On the 20th day of the Kobanê resistance the YPG has said fierce hand-to hand fighting is continuing on the Mistenur hill. The YPG statement said that 86 ISIS gang members been killed, while 17 YPG/YPJ fighters had also died. The YPG (People’s Defence Units)...
On the evening of 1 October 2014, ISIS gangs have launched an intense attack, aiming to take over the the city centre of Kobane, in Western Kurdistan (Syria) from west, south and east fronts. With the help of heavy artillery and tanks, ISIS gangs have advanced...
