Immediate Release for the Media and Public Opinion
KOBANE, Rojava (June 25, 2015) – In the morning hours of June 25 in the north and south of the city of Kobane, attackers affiliated to the Daesh (ISIS) terrorists carried out two simultaneous assaults, leading to large numbers of civilian casualties near the site.
At 4:40 am local Kobane time, June 25, terrorist groups proceeded to explode a VBIED in place around the Mursitpinar border crossing with Turkey. It was after the suicide attack that the terrorists chose Kaniya Kurda neighborhood, Doctors without Borders’ center, the Botan Neighborhood and Reshad Mosque in order to perform their desired attacks. In a clear attempt to complete a massacre the attackers who were disguised as the Free Syrian Army fighters, started blind shooting and turned their heavy fire on the civilians in the area, most of them women and children.
But our forces quickly reached to the hot zones and prepared to return the terrorists’ fire. Severe clashes between the Defense Units and the Daesh terrorists were erupted within the mentioned locations. Our troops on all localities managed to surround the attackers and killed their core forces. While the fighting was taking place, the terrorists launched another car-bomb attack on the Mursitpinar crossing. Our forces continue their operations against the besieged attackers in northern Kobane.
At the same time in southern Kobanê, in a concurrent attempt the Daesh terrorists tried to lead another attack at 5:30 am against the villages of Berxbatan, Zerik and the hill Sevê. Our combatants similarly repulsed the attackers and could reject their forces out of the area after heavy clashes.
According to what has been confirmed for the cited locations, 30 Daesh fighters were killed. Detailed information will be shared with the press once our forces complete their task process.
CIZIRE, Rojava - Following a major military campaign on the 50th uninterrupted day, combined forces of the People’s/Women’s Defense Units (YPG/YPJ), alongside fighters from the Burkan al-Firat (Euphrates Volcano - FSA) Joint Ops. Room from both Kobanê and Cizîrê (Jazira) Cantons continue to maintain and advance a significant move against Daesh terrorist group around the small town of Ain Issa, Rojava, Syria.
Furthermore on the road linking Ain Issa to Raqqa, an assault operation was conducted by our combined forces, resulted in full liberation of two villages near the Belikh Water from the terrorists. In that region 6 of the enemy’s corpses were discovered in addition to a weapons and ammunition cache related to them.
People’s Defense Units (YPG) Press Office
http://ypgrojava.com/en/index.php/statements/736-june-25-attacks-by-daesh-isis-terrorists-on-northern-kobane
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