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brurchan
Jobbigt när den starkaste gruppen uppenbarligen inte är den starkaste gruppen. Vad händer i Kobani idag? Kommentar till ditt gamla utspel?
Jag kan gärna dela med mig information om vem som har haft störst framgång mot IS i konflikten.
As the Islamic State has continued its shocking military advances throughout Syria and Iraq recently, much has been written about its seemingly unstoppable battle capabilities. But there's one force that has scored a number of successes against its forces: the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units, or YPG.
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About 200 fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been killed in a recent offensive against a Kurdish-held area of northern Syria, according to Kurdish officials.
YPG withdrew from a number of villages, in what it described as a tactical retreat, after ISIS bombarded the area with more than 3000 mortars. YPG units have since retaken Zormixar, a strategic village overlooking the town of Jarablus, as well as Khrab Ato, Bayadia, Ziyareteh and Jadidah, according to local officials.
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Ser ni vilka vapen IS har egentligen?
Oddsen är på deras sida men skrällen är YPG trots oddsen mot sig.
Analysis: YPG - the Islamic State's worst enemy.
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The Success of the YPG: In one year 5 cities, 5 towns and around 100 villages liberated
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Här, läs på lite om IS vs YPG.
Information om striderna mellan IS och YPG och andra gruppers inblandning
Det har gått 24 dagars strider och bombardemang från IS med pansarvagnar och artilleri och ännu inte tagit staden Kobane trots att YPG är markant underbeväpnade och övermannade av IS.