The YPG and its all-female branch, YPJ, dug down in central Kobane, forcing the Islamic State attackers to engage in slow and costly house-to-house fighting. The time thus won proved crucial. Within a few weeks of the initial attack, the U.S. Air Force, which had intervened in Syria on September 22, turned its bombsights on Kobane.

The YPG and its all-female branch, YPJ, dug down in central Kobane, forcing the Islamic State attackers to engage in slow and costly house-to-house fighting. The time thus won proved crucial. Within a few weeks of the initial attack, the U.S. Air Force, which had intervened in Syria on September 22, turned its bombsights on Kobane.

Why Victory in Kobane Matters

18.2.2015 By Aron Lund In late January, the Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, declared that they had recaptured the northe...

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