Tag: Kobani
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US forces are building a base in Kobani: negotiations between Kurdish Leader Mazloum Abdi and Syrian Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa are ongoing
The US peace-keeping forces in the Kurdish controlled north-eastern Syria, operating under the mission name “Operation Resolve”, have begun building a military base in Kobani. Previously, the commander of the Kurdish armed Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi proposed the Syrian government to hand over the Kobani-Turkish border to US forces. The SDF is refusing to…
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Two Kurdish journalists killed in Kobani by drone strike
Two Turkish journalists were killed in Kobani at the end of this week as pro-Turkish forces attacked the Kurdish city of Kobani. The city is under fire by pro-Turkish groups while the Turkish army is amassing its units on its border after the Kurds are refusing to disarm and give up territory to the new…
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Turkey bombs civillian infrastructure in Kobani and northern Syria
Turkey is continuing its bombing campaign in northern Syria against Kurdish civilian infrastructure. These bombings started with a degree of intensity after the October 7th. In the past 24 hours, Turkey bombed a wheat plant, a power station, and a French-owned cement factory (Lafarge) in Kobani in the north of Syria. Firefighters taking out the…
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Turkey bombs Kurdistan on Christmas Day
Turkey bombed Kurdistan on Christmas Day in response to a PKK attack on Christmas Eve. Turkey bombed several civilian targets in the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria targeting schools, hospitals, and businesses. A printing press in Qamislo was also targeted with two casualties reported in the attack, pictured below. Kobani, which was a major…
