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The defence of Kobani

September 2014 – January 2015Key eventKobani / Ayn al-Arab

MilitaryNortheast Syria / Kurdish autonomy

ISIS besieges the Kurdish border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab); YPG fighters, with US air support and Iraqi Kurdish reinforcement, hold and then break the assault by January 2015 in the caliphate's first major defeat.

Why it mattersKobani forged the US–YPG partnership, made the Kurdish force the coalition's ground partner of choice, and became the founding symbol of the self-administration's legitimacy — a status Türkiye contests to this day.
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  • Anti-ISISAir campaign and the partnership at Kobani

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