KURDS CELEBRATE AFTER PUSHING ISLAMIC STATE OUT OF KOBANI FOLLOWING LONG BATTLE ------------------------------------------------ Kurdish forces celebrate after gaining full control of the Syrian town of Kobani and driving out remaining Islamic State fighters to end a four-month battle. Fighters from the Popular Protection Units were said to have entered outlying areas in the east of the town after the jihadists retreated. Tens of thousands of people fled over the nearby border with Turkey after IS launched an offensive in September, capturing about 300 nearby villages before entering the predominantly Kurdish town itself. Photographs posted on social media showed the YPG flag being flown around Kobane, and male and female fighters shaking hands. As night fell, celebratory gunfire echoed across the town. The Kurds in Kobane are jubilant. After 131 days of fighting, they say they have triumphed over the so-called Islamic State.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:21:50 +0000
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