kabbani still under the control of Kurdish fighters
Guide Pienaar (Turkey) - Agence France-Presse, Al-Arabiya
According to the American Central Command that the coalition forces launched raids near the Syrian town of Kobani, at a time when the organization was "Daash" trying to retrieve some of the neighborhoods that lost in the vicinity of the city, while an American official confirmed that Kurdish fighters were still in control of the eye Arabs.
The American military announced on Wednesday evening, that Kurdish fighters were still in control of the city Kobanî Syrian Kurdish fighters encircled Daash, pointing out that he has been intensified air strikes by Washington and its allies on the extremist organization in this border region with Turkey.
The US Central Command that covers the Middle East and Central Asia, said in a statement that "the Kurdish militias are there still controls the bulk of the city and resist in the face of the organization Daash," adding that American aircraft and other Jordanian launched Wednesday eight new air raids near Kobanî.
Daash attack to recover the lost neighborhoods
Daash has launched on Wednesday, an attack on the eastern city of Kobani (appointed Arabs) Syrian, in order to restore neighborhoods withdrew for the night after the air strikes that targeted positions of the rear planes of the international coalition, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The director of the Observatory, Rami Abdel Rahman, told "AFP": "spin violent clashes in the east of the city of Ain Arab after launching the organization" Daash "offensive to retake neighborhoods that lost control."
He added: "The killing of three members of the People's Protection Units (Kurdish) and a number of others were injured, and there are casualties in the ranks of certain elements of the organization Daash."
The observatory was announced earlier today that its fighters withdrew overnight from several areas in the east of the city of Ain Arab parties and South Bank.
The Observatory that the withdrawal came after the targeting of "what their background raids behind casualties in their ranks, as confirmed in at least four carriages of the organization."
After 3 weeks
And enable the organization "Daash" on Monday evening from entering Kobanî which progresses towards it since more than three weeks, after fierce battles with fighters and protection units of the Kurdish people. Controlled the three districts in the east of the city and the concentration of some of the parties on the southern and south-western before he could Kurdish fighters repelled from, what forced him to retreat somewhat.
The aircraft carried out the international coalition raids on Tuesday the Arab organization sites in the vicinity of the city in two batches in the morning and in the evening. After overnight raids, carried out his withdrawal regulation.
And Wednesday, the international coalition launched a new air raid on its fighters in the city bordering Turkey, as reported in the press agency "AFP" on the Turkish border.
Following the air strike, thick black smoke rose above the hill lies to the east of the city, where there are battles.
According to journalist and activist Mustafa Abdi from Kobanî on his site "Facebook" this morning that "the dead bodies filled the streets of the neighborhood Daash a death Southeast Kobanî." The second hand to the continued existence of "hundreds of families and the elderly" in Kobanî, and that "the humanitarian situation is difficult, and parents need to food and water."
On his part, said the director of Radio "Arta. F.. M." Kurdish, Mustafa Abdi, from Kobanî in a telephone interview with the agency, "Agence France Presse," The raid "targeted a gathering of fighters Daash, and I was following endoscopic and watched throwing missiles on the assembly."
He said Abdi: "There is an enormous collection of savages armed with all kinds of weapons and explosive belts encircling a small town .. and fighters units protect the people Istbslon in defending the land, but they need to weapons and ammunition," adding that "the raids help to prevent the fall of the city, but the required D who are armed. "
Turkey does not allow the entry of arms
He stated that the Turkish authorities "do not allow the entry of weapons and fighters." Abdi also pointed to the continued existence of "about a thousand civilian Kobanî refuse to get out of."
The battles raged in the city of Ain Arabs after the progress achieved by the extremists in the city center of international warnings of the consequences of the fall of the city in full, while the United Nations has warned of the seriousness of the situation in the city, calling for urgent international intervention and broader.
Said Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the United Nations to Syria: "It is the duty of the international community to defend international community can not tolerate about the fall of a new city in the hands of Daash. World will feel much regret if the radicals have control of the city defends itself bravely, but are closer to the inability to continue to do so. should move now. "
And ascended "Daash" offensive in recent days on Kobanî border despite the air strikes launched by the United States and its allies, and this has increased pressure on Turkey to act.
Continuous raids of the alliance
For his part, the American military confirmed it had carried out six air strikes targeted the "Daash" near Kobanî Tuesday and Wednesday.
Central Command said in a statement that the American air strikes carried out by coalition forces led by the United States destroyed an armored personnel carrier and vehicles carrying weapons and artillery pieces, especially the militants.
She added that the air strikes were within 9 air strikes on Syria have been implemented during the last two days in conjunction with the United Arab Emirates using bombers and fighter jets, are being controlled remotely. She continued: "I left all the places aircraft strikes in peace."
The statement also said that the American military carried out with Britain and the Netherlands 5 air strikes against al "Daash" in Iraq Tuesday and Wednesday.
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