War against ISIS/Daesh: YPG-YPJ control 70% of Kobane and have liberated the strategic point of Mishtenur Hill (Kurdistan)

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The Liberation of Mishtenur Hill

Kobanî, Jan 19, 2015 – The resistance against vicious attacks of Daesh (ISIS) terrorists who were attempting to occupy Kobanî, continued on the 126th day.

Our forces last night initiated a major campaign against terrorist forces in Kobanî and controlled over 70% of the city. In these course of operations severe and strategic losses were inflicted on terrorist groups.

Our forces of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) along with the Women’s Defense Units YPJ who had earlier secured 70% of Kobanî from terrorist forces, last night conducted a major operation to liberate the Hill Mishtenur. In this campaign backed by the International Coalition’s air support, heavy fighting broke out between our forces and terrorist elements. After a direct confrontation, our units managed to liberate the Mishtenur Hill. Despite all the attempts made by terrorists to stop the advance, our units progressed effectively, and took the full control of the strategic hill in southeast Kobanî. In this operation which lasted until the morning hours, more than 40 members of terrorist forces were killed, no casualties were suffered by our units during this campaign.

In this operation our forces were able to seize 3 bodies of terrorists, 1 DShK 12.5 and 150 shells, 3 PK machine guns, 5000 PK bullets, 8 AK-47 rifles, 21 magazines of AK-47, 3700 bullets, 1 RPG-7 rocket launcher, 7 rockets of RPG-7, 16 hand grenades, 2 hand-made mines, 1 binocular, and a number of other military equipment from terrorist groups.

Meanwhile our forces of the YPG/YPJ targeted terrorist groups positioned near the Hospital on the Southern front. As a result of this assault operation 2 terrorists were confirmed killed, 1 AK-47 rifle, 6 RPG-7 rockets, and 6 hand grenades were seized.



YPG Media Center

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Despite large-scale attack, terrorist forces of Daesh (ISIS) suffer heavy losses in Kobanî

Kobanî – The vicious attacks by Daesh (ISIS) terrorists attempting to occupy Kobanî continued on the 124th day. Terrorist groups who are using fresh reinforcements, tanks, and other heavy weaponry, have been effectively defeated by our forces.

In the morning hours of Friday Jan. 16, terrorist groups attempted for an attack after blasting a VBIED [Vehicle-Borne-Improvised-Explosive-Device]. Terrorist attacks concurrently targeted Asayish Department, the 48 Street, Mishtenur foothills, and the road to Termuk village, yet those attacks were repelled by our forces. Some terrorist groups who desperately tried to break our forces’ defensive lines, were cornered and eliminated by our units. After heavy clashes which lasted overnight, all terrorist forces were forced to withdraw.

During these clashes our forces destroyed a Humvee and another military vehicle of the terrorist groups. Also the airstrikes conducted by the Coalition forces destroyed 2 tanks of Daesh terrorists. According to the verification from the battlefield, 51 members of terrorist forces were confirmed killed during the clashes occurred in the past 24 hours. Along with 7 terrorist bodies, our forces managed to seize 7 AK-47 rifles, 22 magazines of AK-47, 1000 bullets, 1 RPG-7 rocket launcher, 4 rockets of RPG-7, and 10 hand grenades from the terrorist groups.

In these battles, seven of our comrades who played a major role to repel terrorist attacks, fought heroically and were martyred in action.

YPG Media Centre

Jan 17, 2015

Tags: Insurrection, Iraq, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Kubani, Kurdistan, People's Defence Units (Y.P.G.), Syria, Turkey, War, Women's Defense Units (YPJ)

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