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| YPG/YPJ Commanders: ISIS can no longer take hold in Rojava | |
| 2015-07-29 | |
| [BESTANEWS] YPG/YPJ and Burkan El Firat intensified their month-long initiative to liberate Sirrîn and took control of the town after 5 days of heavy festivities. Located 45 km to the south of Kobanê, Sirrîn was an important center for ISIS gangs. YPG/YPJ forces inflicted a heavy blow on the gangs and cleared the town despite the gangs' attempt to use civilians as human shields. YPG/YPJ commanders Merxas Botan and Diljin Kobanê, who were in charge of the operation, spoke to ANF at the entrance of Sirrîn. 'THEY LEFT BEHIND LOTS OF GUNS AND MUNITIONS AS THEY ESCAPED' YPG Commander Merxas Botan said that they intensified the operation over the past 5 days and advanced on the town as they liberated numerous villages, hamlets and strategic hills. Botan stated that the approached the town from the east and the south, and inflicted a heavy blow on the gangs as they were trying to escape from Sirrîn. Botan noted that the gangs detonated the wheat silo before they escaped, and left behind lots of guns and munitions. 'THEY TOOK CIVILIANS AS HOSTAGE' Botan reported that ISIS gangs took civilians as hostage for days and used them as human shields by making them approach YPG/YPJ positions. Botan stated that their careful tactics prevented civilian casualties and Sirrîn was liberated successfully. Botan ended his statement by pointing out that they were a force of Syria and would continue their operations against ISIS for the liberation of entire Syria. 'GANGS CAN NO LONGER BREATHE' YPJ Commander Kobanê emphasized the importance of Sirrîn and said that the town's liberation gave YPG/YPJ forces great morale and joy. Kobanê noted that ISIS spent a lot of effort to prevent the liberation of Sirrîn but YPG/YPJ's siege that cut all logistic routes brought success and the gangs could no longer breathe. 'ISIS IS NOW BROKEN' Kobanê stated that they inflicted a heavy blow on the gangs and ISIS could not fight as it propagates. Kobanê pointed out that many gang members ran instead of fighting and left behind important amounts of guns and ammunitions. Kobanê said that they had expected a tougher resistance and ISIS' dissolution after Kobanê victory continued. 'SIRRÎN WAS AN IMPORTANT CENTER FOR THE GANGS The YPJ Commander emphasized that Sirrîn was an important center for the gangs and they have taken control of important ISIS centers so far. Kobanê said that Sirrîn was important logistically, militarily and politically, and ISIS could no longer take hold against YPG/YPJ fighters from now on. 'REVENGE OF SURUC' YPJ Commander Kobanê recalled that the initiative was for avenging Kobanê massacre, and was also motivated by the socialist youth killed in Suruc. Kobanê said that the liberation of Sirrîn was also for the Dire Revenge of Suruc massacre. 'OUR PEOPLE CAN BE AT EASE, WE WILL BRING PERPETRATORS TO ACCOUNT' Kobanê highlighted the important role of YPJ in Sirrîn initiative and reminded that YPJ has been playing a similar role in all previous operations. Kobanê stated that avenging the women slain in Kobanê and Suruc greatly motivated them, and YPJ fighters were at the frontline as they have always been. Kobanê ended her statement by saying that people could be at ease since YPJ and YPG would be bringing perpetrators of massacres to account for their crimes.
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| Posted by:Fred |