34 gang members killed in Til Temir
As part of the operation of YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) in Til Temir, all the attacks the ISIS gangs launched to retake the liberated areas, have been repelled.
As part of the operation of YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) in Til Temir, all the attacks the ISIS gangs launched to retake the liberated areas, have been repelled.
As part of the operation of YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) in Til Temir, all the attacks the ISIS gangs launched to retake the liberated areas, have been repelled. 34 members of the gang groups have been killed in the clashes of the last 48 hours, according to what has been verified.
YPG Press Centre recalled that the Kobanê resistance continued on the 223rd day, stating that the operation launched by Defense Units following the attacks of ISIS gangs in southwest Kobanê, has been completed. After the gangs were pushed out of the Til Ebrê village into which the had infiltrated, YPG/YPJ achieved control over the entire area.
The statement said that YPG/YPJ fighters carried out an attack targeting the gang groups between the villages of Eydanê and Cindê to the east of Kobanê last night, leaving 3 members of the gangs dead and seizing a large quantity of ammunition belonging to them.
YPG reported that the operation of Defense Units in the strategic area of stone pits 17 km west of Kobanê was going on, adding; "In yesterday's statement, we reported that the gangs launched two attacks overnight in a desperate attempt to retake the two hills YPG/YPJ took control of, in addition to 3 different attacks that were tried April 25, using armored vehicles and heavy weaponry. Following this statement, gangs carried out 6 more attacks."
All the attacks of the gangs were repelled as ISIS groups were responded by YPG/YPJ forces with strong resistance and inflicted a severe blow. 7 more gang members were killed in clashes that erupted yesterday afternoon and continued ceaselessly till early this morning, raising the number of gang members killed in the fighting of the last two days to 34. Clashes that continued all night long heavy weaponry and armored vehicles, are going on interruptedly, YPG said.
Bodies of 16 gang members, a panzer as well as a number of military equipment and ammunition were also seized by YPG/YPJ.