YPG/YPJ fighters Medya Meysa, Ezda Dilbirin, Siyamend and Koçer, who took part in the operation in Kaniya Kurda that completed the liberation of Kobanê, said: “Now it is the turn of the villages.”
Miraculous resistance
The YPG/YPJ fighters said a miraculous resistance had been put up against ISIS, and that they had turned the city into a hell for them. After a long defensive struggle they had gone on the offensive in December when the liberation operation had begun, quickly liberating areas in the south of the city. Report firatnews
The liberation of Mistenur was the turning point
The liberation of Mistenur Hill, the most strategic point in the city, proved to be the turning point in the operation, after which the ISIS gangs were confined to the Kaniya Kurda neighbourhood. Yesterday morning YPG/YPJ forces inflicted the final blow on the gangs, driving them out of the Kaniya Kurda area in an operation that only lasted 3 and a half hours, after which the liberation of Kobanê city was declared.
YPG / YPJ fighters who took part in yesterday’s operation said that the struggle was not over, and that ISIS gangs had to be cleansed from all the villages in Kobanê.
Medya Meysa said that women fighters had played a significant role in the operation in Kaniya Kurda, adding that now it was the turn of the villages around Kobanê to be liberated.
‘We resisted everywhere’
Ezda Dilbirîn said that they were pleased to have liberated Kobanê city a day before the anniversary of the declaration of Kobanê being declared a canton. She added: “The resistance was arduous. We resisted for months despite being outgunned, thanks to our will power. Only fighters with the determination and resilience provided by the philosophy of Apo could stand up to this onslaught. We succeeded in liberating Kobanê. I’m from here. I was born here and grew up here. With the revolution in Kobanê I enjoyed the taste of freedom. I couldn’t contemplate life without freedom, and that gave me the determination to fight the ISIS gangs. All my women comrades resisted on this basis and we dedicate our victory to our people.” She added that after this they would not allow ISIS or any other force near Kobanê.
‘Now it is the turn of Kobanê’s villages’
Siyamend and Koçer said: “We also took part in the operation to liberate Kobanê and our happiness is indescribable. But we will not become complacent, as we now have to liberate the villages. We have kept our promise to liberate the city, now we have to keep our promise to liberate the villages of Kobanê. We would like to offer our immeasurable gratitude to our comrades from all four parts of Kurdistan, from Turkey, and Arab comrades who are resisting with us for a democratic Syria.”