ROJAVA, Kobanê, Feb 20, 2015 – At the initial stage of victory, the resistance of Kobanê against the occupation attempts of Daesh (ISIS) terrorists, continued February 19 on day 158.

 

As part of the second phase of Campaign Kobanê Liberation, members of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) along with the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) have managed to liberate a large number of villages and strategic locations from terrorist forces around the city of Kobanê. Incapable of putting a significant resistance, the terrorist groups flee some of the targeted areas without an active clash with our forces.

 

On Wednesday, February 18, our units in west Kobanê were able to liberate the hill Zaxros, the villages of Berkel, Getaş and the nearby farmlands.

 

In south Kobanê they managed to liberate the village of Xêrûs, Hemdînê Rojava, Hemdînê Rojhilat, Seyîd Keta, Xirab Bergîr, Dafîyê, Zagros, Xatûnîyê, Kofîn, Xidir Şetê and Nasir from terrorist forces, in addition to the cleansing of Şam and Piling villages in southeast Kobanê. Moreover in east Kobanê, our units could rescue the village of Hurk as well as setting a perimeter around the cement factory.

 

Following Campaign Kobanê Liberation, the operations against terrorist forces in the rural area of Kobanê ceaselessly continued in the past 24 hours. In west Kobanê, the village of Dadalî and a tactical checkpoint at the entrance of Cibil Ferac village were effectively liberated by our combatants. In this area 1 body of the terrorists was seized by our forces.

 

In the course of the operations conducted in south Kobanê, the villages of Aşmê and Zerik were liberated from terrorists’ occupation. On this front 2 terrorist fighters were confirmed killed. With the liberation of Zerik village, our units have reached their positions of the time prior to the major terrorist assault on Kobanê since 15^th September 2014.

 

The YPG/YPJ Defense Units are correspondingly continuing to advance in southeast Kobanê. During the operation in this front where the hill Xwedê was targeted, heavy clashes were experienced between our units and Daesh terrorists. After a fierce battle, the strategic hill was completely secured by our forces.

 

Simultaneously on that front, our units carried out an assault against the terrorist-occupied village of Kûrek.

 

The terrorist forces in that village resorted to the blasting of high explosives that they had planted earlier within that village in order to stop our forces from advancing, no casualties were suffered among our forces, but heavy material damages were inflicted to the property of the villagers as a result of the explosions.

 

The operation on this front finally resulted in the killing of 12 terrorist members whose their corpses were captured by our forces. In that area 3 AK rifles, 1 RPG-7 rocket launcher and a thermal scope were seized from terrorist groups.

People’s Defense Units (YPG) – 2015 Media Center