Siege of Kobanî

The Siege of Kobanê was launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIL, ISIS, or Daesh) militants on 13 September 2014, in order to capture the Kobanî Canton and its main city of Kobanê (also known as Kobanê or Ayn al-Arab) in northern Syria, in the de facto autonomous region of Rojava. In late June 2015, ISIL launched a new offensive against the city, killing at least 233 civilians.

Siege of Kobanî

The Siege of Kobanê was launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIL, ISIS, or Daesh) militants on 13 September 2014, in order to capture the Kobanî Canton and its main city of Kobanê (also known as Kobanê or Ayn al-Arab) in northern Syria, in the de facto autonomous region of Rojava. In late June 2015, ISIL launched a new offensive against the city, killing at least 233 civilians.