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series of air raids by the US-led coalition, supporting Kurdish overnight counteroffensive Wednesday forced the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) to withdraw to the outskirts of the Syrian city of Koban, near the border with Turkey.
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USA Central Forces Command (CENTCOM) reported that the US-led coalition conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday six raids on targets Islamic State (IS) near the town of Koban.
armored personnel carrier was destroyed, other fighting vehicles, and has belonging to the jihadists.
fierce fight for every street
Battles of Koban between Kurdish militants, supported by the international coalition aviation and jihadists lasted all night from Tuesday to Wednesday . As a result, many buildings were destroyed extremists, including tanks and other fighting vehicles, forcing the Islamists to withdraw from the central districts of the city.
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On Tuesday late evening, Kurdish militants informed Western journalists that began a counteroffensive to the positions occupied by the jihadists who in late September began storming the Koban.
“The greatest forces retreat”
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as a result of the night fighting the Islamists had to leave several previously occupied areas in the western part of the city. So far Koban was besieged on three sides. In recent weeks IS militants in the north of Syria took control of hundreds of local villages, forcing more than 180 thousand. Syrian Kurds to flee to Turkey. Overall it is already in this country approx. 1.5 million refugees from Syria.
As reported by Reuters, an intense exchange of fire was heard even on Wednesday morning near the border with Turkey. Information about the withdrawal of the Islamic jihadists of Koban confirmed on Wednesday forenoon in an interview with a representative of that agency, the regional authorities Koban, Idris Nassan. As rated, “it is the largest retreat forces of the Islamic State”, since they came to town.
In turn, the UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura said in New York that Syrian Kurds Koban defended with great courage, and the international community should take concrete measures to ensure that they Support.
Three weeks in the siege
Koban is the third largest Kurdish city in Syria. Despite the series of raids on the Islamists, which lead the international coalition forces led by the United States, the jihadists have managed to close the encirclement ring around the Koban. On the night of Monday to Tuesday came the information that IS already mastered 70 percent. city. Despite the fierce resistance of the Kurdish defense Koban jihadis managed to control more areas in the south-western part of the city.
Two black flags IS visible on the eastern side of the city from the territory of Turkey, which gathered at the border of considerable force, including weapons armor.
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Strategic Syrian city Koban, which lies near the border with Turkey was besieged by Islamic jihadists more than three weeks. Since September 16, when the offensive began on Koban Islamic State killed more than 400 people, mostly Kurdish militants and jihadists. If IS was able to control the city would mean the acquisition by IS control over the majority of the Syrian-Turkish border.
Tuesday – how to give out the Turkish media – has been fighting the Turkish police and protesters against the offensive forces IS Koban. As a result, according to the latest reports, killed at least 14 people were killed and dozens were injured. Previous balance talked about at least 12 deaths. Clashes occurred mostly in areas inhabited by Kurds in southeastern Turkey – reported local media. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protests.
Author: pk // kdj / Source: PAP
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