Syria: Counter-offensive of People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighters in Kobane, killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants
Kurdish fighters have advanced against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in the southern rim of Syria’s northern city of Kobane, killing 13 IS militants, a monitoring group said Monday.
Intense battles have continued in the southern part of Kobane, also known as Ayn al-Arab, where Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) unleashed a counter-offensive against IS positions in that part of the predominantly Kurdish town, stripping them of two sites the IS had managed to establish a foothold at, Xinhua reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Clashes also continued in the eastern districts of the strategic city near the border with Turkey amid slight advances of the YPG, according to the London-based group, which relies on a network of activists on the ground.