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| ISIS withdraws from last stronghold near Kobani |
| 2015-07-28 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] ISIS fighters have withdrawn from their last stronghold in the eastern countryside of Aleppo after a fierce fighting with Free Syria Army and Kurdish People's Protection Units, according to Zaman al-Wasl. The radical Sunni group dubbed its withdrawal' from the town of Serrin east of Kobani, or Ayn al-Arab, by the tactical retreat, heading Sad Tishreen and al-Najem citadel area near the Turkish border. The latest victory of FSA and YPG was due to a barrage of U.S.-led The Kurdish YPG militia, already a U.S. partner in the fight against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... , has shown grit fighting Islamic State but its potency will likely diminish beyond the Kurdish areas. Serrin capture came after 5 months since the Kurdish fighters and moderate rebels had controlled the town of Kobani after deadly fighting took four months and massive destruction. The significance of Islamic State's recent setbacks should not be exaggerated, a senior Western diplomat told Rooters once, adding, "There's no doubt that the heady days of ISIS are over." |
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