The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

IS recalls dozens of fighters in order to fight in Kobani

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Cross- cutting sources informed SOHR that IS recalled yesterday dozens of fighters from its posts located near the Syrian- Turkish border in the northern eastern countryside of Aleppo and gathered them in headquarter in the city of al- Bab, then sent them today in a sequential batches to the city of Manbej as preliminary stage in order to send them to participate in the fighting in the city of Kobani.

 

SHOR had been informed in October 24 in this year that IS had brought more fighters to the city of Ayn al- Arab from its held- towns and cities of Aleppo, al- Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and al- Hasakah due to the heavy casualties caused by the clashes with YPG and U.S.- led coalition air strikes. The same sources informed SOHR that IS bodies were on the ground in some streets. Sources from the countryside of Aleppo, al- Hasakah and Deir Ezzor reported to SOHR that IS becomes depending on fighters who do not have experience of combat and who newly joined the training camps, where they send them within the military enhancement sent to the city of Kobani.

 

 

Meanwhile, SOHR could document in the last three days of last October the death of 100 militants who came from the two provinces of Aleppo and al- Raqqa in order to fight YPG in the city of Kobani and its vicinity.