Sep 30, 2015 the biggest morale booster to the ypg fighters in kobani, however, was musa the sniper. Us military releases new video of isis strikes near kobani. Oct 10, 2014 islamic state forces have made new gains in kobani, now controlling about 40 percent of the syrian town of kobani on the turkish border and might well capture it, deputy us national security adviser tony blinken has said. Musa herdem, also known as musa the sniper, was an iranian kurdish ypg fighter who gained significant media attention during the siege of kobane in 2014 born in rojhelat, iran, in selmas near urmiye, herdem spoke fluent kurmanci and sorani as well as persian and turkish. Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the kurdistan region of iraq, publishing in english, kurdish, arabic, and turkish. Around the same time as the kobani attack, the group launched an assault on the northeastern city of hasakah, aided by militias previously aligned with the syrian president, bashar alassad. Oct 23, 2014 barzan iso, a journalist based in kobani, said he saw the airdrop, which included antitank missiles, sniper rifles, large amounts of artillery shells and medicine. Saving the city of kobani from falling to isis video abc news. Syrias kurds celebrate after winning kobani, but self. A kurdish man holds up a weapon as he tours with others the streets of ras alain in celebration, after it was reported that kurdish forces took control of the syrian town of kobani, jani 26, 2015. Reber dosky 2015 a tall, slim man walks the ruined city streets with a rifle nonchalantly slung over his shoulder. The sniper of kobani is a portrait of haron, a kurdish fighter who came to the syrian town of kobani to end the is occupation. Isis also deliberately targeted civilians in a june 2015 attack on the northern syrian city of kobani ain alarab in arabic killing between 233 and 262 civilians. The sniper of kobani 2016 full movie download full hd youtube.
As a result of the ongoing conflict between the selfstyled islamic state is and kurdish security forces, kobani s current population is unknown. After victory over isis in kobani, pride and precautions for. Barzan iso, a journalist based in kobani, said he saw the airdrop, which included antitank missiles, sniper rifles, large amounts of artillery shells and medicine. May 11, 2015 thick smoke from an airstrike by the u. Journeyman pictures radio kobani 2016 hdtv 1920x1080. We are so proud the women who died defending kobani.
Syrias kurds celebrate after winning kobani, but selfrule. The reticent soldier in question is haron, a kurdish sniper who has come to the occupied syrian border town of kobani to join the resistance against isis. The siege of kobani was launched by the islamic state of iraq and the levant on september. Turkish officials refuse to intervene unilaterally, as they are concerned they would become involved in syrias bloody war. A young kurdish woman, dilovan took it upon herself to document the final days of is control, and the stories of refugees. To make the film, the kurdishdutch filmmaker travelled to kobani at a time when islamic state was in control of most of the northern syrian city. November 23, 2015 there is an extraordinary backstory to reber doskys the sniper of kobani. In his hideout, he reflects on his hopes and nightmares. Jan 30, 2015 this week kurdish forces took full control of kobani, a syrian town near the turkish border, after months of bombardment by islamic state. Feb 17, 2015 for four months, the b1b bombers of the u. Syrian kurds have reacted with outrage to a video showing the body of a female kurdish fighter who was killed in battle during the a turkishled offensive.
Watch the sniper of kobani full movie in hd visit haron is a kurdish sniper operating within the syrian town of. Nov 14, 2014 former school teacher turned sniper viyan peyman talks to nbcs richard engel about why she decided to stay in kobani and participate in the fight against isis, saying its especially. Musa herdem, also known as musa the sniper, was an iranian kurdish ypg fighter who gained significant media attention during the siege of kobane in 2014. Kurd militia says isis is expelled from kobani the new. Kobani latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The kurdish defence forces managed to retake 50 of the villages. Jan 27, 2015 kurd militia says isis is expelled from kobani. Kurds are celebrating after flushing islamic state militants out of the town of kobani, but victory is not yet certain in their campaign to cement hardwon autonomy in northern syria. Documentary out of the smoke and dust of battle came radio kobani, the brainchild of 20yearold dilovan. One of the people who tried to make his way from kobani to europe is abdullah kurdi. Before isis militants surrounded the syrian city, it had flourished as a place of tolerance and free speech. Smoke rises over kobani, in northern syria, following fighting between the islamic state in iraq and alsham and kurdish armed groups, october 9, 2014. Kurdish fighters in the syrian border town of kobani appeared poised monday to deal a decisive defeat to islamic state militants after months of street clashes and u. Presented at idfa 2015 an unhurried glance into the soul of a kurdish sniper named haron.
It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Members of the kurdish peoples protection committees, which defended kobani against the islamic state with help from coalition airstrikes. F or a daytime assault, a sniper picks a high place such as a building or a hill and covers the advancing soldiers from behind. Washington the us military believes it has killed several hundred islamic state fighters in air strikes in and around the syrian town of kobani, a pentagon spokesman said on wednesday. Earlier this month, secretary of state john kerry said the united states would not act to prevent the islamic state from seizing kobani because the syrian kurdish town was not a strategic. The camp was better equipped than anything the kurdish authorities were capable of. Dead isis fighters paraded through streets near kobani as. German, french, italian, spanish, polish, rumanian, dutch, hungarian, portuguese. The video showed trucks loaded with several dead bodies driving slowly down a narrow street, with townspeople, including children, lining the streets to cheer on the kurdish forces. Isis now controls 40% of kobani top us official rt world news. By august 2016, ypg flags flew along most of syrias northern border. Still, capturing kobani would have given the group.
Saving the city of kobani from falling to isis video abc. The strategic border town of kobani has been beseiged by islamic state militants since midseptember forcing more than 200,000 people to flee. Kobani lay in ruins, and isis was still launching attacks nearby, leaving the refugees unable to return home. As a result of the ongoing conflict between the selfstyled islamic state is and kurdish security forces, kobanis current population is unknown. A man watches the syrian town of kobani through a sniper rifle binocular from near the mursitpinar border crossing, on the turkishsyrian border in the southeastern town of suruc, oct. Feb 06, 2015 syrias kurds celebrate after winning kobani, but selfrule far off.
Food, supplies, childrens formula, and medicine are on the list of prohibited. B1 pilots describe bombing campaign against isis in kobani. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading koban. Reber dosky 12 2015 netherlands kurdish english and spanish subtitled audience vote 7. Video uploaded to the internet on thursday claimed to show the bodies of dead isis fighters being driven through the streets of ras alayn, a town in syria to the east of kobani. Central command said the us military had conducted 5 total airstrikes in kobani to date, killing hundreds of fighters while slowing the groups advances into the city. Meet musa the sniper, scourge of isis in kobani americas. The us is taking full advantage of isis fighters gathering. Former school teacher turned sniper viyan peyman talks to nbcs richard engel about why she decided to stay in kobani and participate in the fight against isis, saying its especially. Jun 25, 2015 islamic state militants killed dozens of people in and around the syrian border town of kobani on thursday after launching a counteroffensive under the cover of darkness. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide.
Haron is a kurdish sniper operating within the syrian town of kobani. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. After kobani victory, troops feel isis threat at home wary b1 bomber crew members reflect on helping retake the strategic syrian town. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At night, however, a sniper with night vision leads the attack because only he can see the target. Raushan also described the way the islamic state trains new fighters. Rise of the kobani kindle edition by bennett, stephen w.
The consequences of the battle for kobani the new yorker. Booby traps, suicide bombers left by is make hard going. Kobani was not nearly as important to the islamic states advance as mosul in iraq or raqqa in syria, both of which it succeeded in seizing. In the midst of the ruins, he shows his hideout and reflects on his profession, his dreams as well as his. A kurdish fighter sits in the rubble of the syrian town of kobani. Haron works as a sniper, amidst the enormous ruins of the city. With the sniper of kobani 2015 dosky achieved his international breakthrough, earning. Isis now controls 40% of kobani top us official rt. In turkey, the situation in kobani triggered violent clashes between rival groups in over a third of the countrys provinces, with 31 killed, according to interior minister efkan ala, reuters reported. The kurdish peoples protection units ypg and some free syrian army fsa. Isis fighters lose kobani in win for obamas iraq strategy. Isis, turkey, and the battle for kobani the new yorker.
In may, 9th year pupils went to aleppo for examinations, she said. This week kurdish forces took full control of kobani, a syrian town near the turkish border, after months of bombardment by islamic state. Islamic state attacks kobani and proregime troops in. Mona mahmood speaks to four kurdish families about the. After victory over isis in kobani, pride and precautions. Haron is a kurdish sniper and receives a very respectful welcome as he enters a hair salon. The sniper of kobani 2016 full movie download full hd. Haj amina, 55, a kurdish refugee from kobani, is comforted by other women as she mourns during the funeral of five kurdish, kobani fighters. By the first half of 2015, the ypg had connected jazeera and kobani. Explore kobani map, history and news the kurdish project. The pkks fateful choice in northern syria crisis group. After all, he uses his rifle to protect kobanis inhabitants from the advancing islamic state.
Farhad shami, a kurdish activist in kobani reached by phone from beirut, said the town was relatively quiet on sunday apart from sniper fire. With the sniper of kobani 2015 dosky achieved his international breakthrough, earning awards in canada, brazil, the netherlands, egypt, italy, japan and mexico among others. Nov 18, 2016 video archive for the film radio kobani, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. He was himself killed earlier this year in the kobani region. Oct 15, 2014 washington the us military believes it has killed several hundred islamic state fighters in air strikes in and around the syrian town of kobani, a pentagon spokesman said on wednesday. Kurd militia says isis is expelled from kobani the new york.
He came back to the netherlands with his hardwon footage and then disaster. Ihave had many names, but as a sniper i went by azad, which means free or. A memoir by an iranian deserter turned kurdish sniper who picked off 250 islamic state. Sep 27, 2014 us military releases new video of isis strikes near kobani cf18 hornets fly in formation on their the departure for operation impact, in cold lake, alberta on tuesday october 21, 2014. The isil fighters were backed up by snipers, heavy machine gun fire, and shelling from mistanour hill. The most air strikes in a single day since bombings. As he fights the is occupation, he shares his hopes and fears for the future of his country. On the way from turkey to greece his rubber boat, on which he was smuggled, was drowned and he lost his wife and two kids. Most of kobani is destroyed, with unexploded shells and twisted hunks of cars strewn along the streets. The sniper of kobani 2016 changes the movie database.
On the first day in the editing suite, the editor dropped the hard disk. Nov 17, 2014 an explosion following an air strike is seen in central kobani in syria, november 17, 2014. Staying in kobani, put up a fight for the independence of the kurds in northern syria. After the liberation of kobani, i went around and found all my targets laying dead amid the ruins. Air forces 9th expeditionary bomb squadron relentlessly hit islamic state fighters in eastern kobani from the air. Turkey says iraqi kurdish fighters cross into syria for. The young woman is a sniper near the now legendary town of kobani, where she shares her weapon with housewives and farmers alike. The hairdresser has lots of questions, but haron reveals little and heads back to work. Musa is credited with hundreds of kills in kobani alone.
After all, he uses his rifle to protect kobani s inhabitants from the advancing islamic state. Warning thread the lone kurdish sniper fighting is in kobani might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Kobani has been under systematic attack by isis for a month a half. Growing up in selmas, a mixed city of armenians, assyrians, kurds, and azeris, he had a tough upbringing.
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