On the first day in the editing suite, the editor dropped the hard disk. An italian volunteer for the kurdish international brigade of rojava, a unit. In his hideout, he reflects on his hopes and nightmares. Amid the chaos and rubble of kobani, one solitary sniper is fighting back against is. 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.
After all, he uses his rifle to protect kobanis inhabitants from the advancing islamic state. The lone kurdish sniper fighting is in kobani youtube. After all, he uses his rifle to protect kobani s inhabitants from the advancing islamic state. Kobani, alternatively spelled kobane, is a kurdish town that sits on the turkishsyrian border in the kurdish region of syria. 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. Town of kobani, scarred by isis, strives to rebuild the new. Reber dosky 2015 a tall, slim man walks the ruined city streets with a rifle nonchalantly slung over his shoulder. The sniper was armed with a l115a sniper rifle armed with. Nov 24, 2015 ten months after coalition airstrikes and kurdish fighters repelled an invasion by the islamic state, the residents of kobani, syria, struggle with loss, failed services and widespread destruction. Jan 27, 2015 kurd militia says isis is expelled from kobani. Nov 02, 2015 a film by reber dosky netherlands, 2015,12. The biggest morale booster to the ypg fighters in kobani, however, was musa the sniper. 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. He came back to the netherlands with his hardwon footage and then disaster.
Musa is credited with hundreds of kills in kobani alone. Kurdish stalingrad is islamic state floundering in kobani. Isis intensified its attack on the city of kobani as militants took a strategic hill sunday evening and entered the southeastern edge of the city. Jan 28, 2015 how was the islamic states seemingly unstoppable advance halted in this nondescript town. American air strikes with aid from the iraqi peshmerga and free syrian army helped dislodge isis. Canada, brazil, the netherlands, egypt, italy, japan and mexico among others. 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. Haron is a kurdish sniper and receives a very respectful welcome as he enters a hair salon. November 23, 2015 there is an extraordinary backstory to reber doskys the sniper of kobani. Dozens of kurdish protesters have stormed into the european parliament building in brussels, demanding swift military action against militants from the islamic state group to save the majoritykurd syrian town of kobani from annihilation. Making the film dilovan, a 20 year old kurdish woman, sets up a radio station in the devastated town of kobani, syria, during the liberation fight against is.
The islamic state arguably accomplished its objectives in kobani weeks ago when it seized virtually all of the area except for the town itself. 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. Warning thread the lone kurdish sniper fighting is in kobani might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Get sniper ops 3d shooter top sniper shooting game microsoft.
Three westerners who joined the kurds in northern syria, to battle the selfdeclared islamic state, give their stories in this documentary. Haron is a kurdish sniper operating within the syrian town of kobani. Explore kobani map, history and news the kurdish project. The sniper of kobani 2016 full movie download full hd. He also directed the awardwinning radio kobani in 2016. The syrian border town of kobani was occupied and destroyed by is. However, there are signs that the extremist group is facing some difficulties in. The biggest morale booster to the ypg fighters in kobani, however, was. From italy to the arctic circle, kyle swanson is on the hunt, convinced that the defector actually is running a complex plot to hand russia a kingdom in the north. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. How the islamic state was halted in kobani usa today. This week kurdish forces took full control of kobani, a syrian town near the turkish border, after months of bombardment by islamic state. Nov 21, 2014 an imminent allout victory for kurdish forces over islamic state is militants in kobani is an unlikely scenario.
Rise of the kobani kindle edition by bennett, stephen w. 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. Meet musa the sniper, scourge of isis in kobani americas. Oct 21, 2014 the islamic state arguably accomplished its objectives in kobani weeks ago when it seized virtually all of the area except for the town itself. Ten months after coalition airstrikes and kurdish fighters repelled an invasion by the islamic state, the residents of kobani, syria, struggle with. Terrorists suffer heavy losses in wartorn kobani after weeks of an unstoppable islamic state is onslaught in the besieged town of kobani, kurdish fighters are.
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. Sep 30, 2015 the biggest morale booster to the ypg fighters in kobani, however, was musa the sniper. The fact is that kobani is going to be controlled by the y. The author, writing under the name azad cudi, is a kurdish sniper now in europe. The documentary radio kobani won the award for best documentary at the international documentary festival amsterdam idfa in november 2016. Riyad jaffar, 27, of baghdad wearing a black face mask and armed with a highpowered. One only has to take a quick look at a map to see why kobani was an attractive target. We are so proud the women who died defending kobani. May 11, 2015 after kobani victory, troops feel isis threat at home wary b1 bomber crew members reflect on helping retake the strategic syrian town. Watch the sniper of kobani full movie in hd visit haron is a kurdish sniper operating within the syrian town of.
Using his own deadly methods, the sniper sets out to find the truth, but to slow him down, the russians kidnap swansons beautiful friend calico, the cia station chief in estonia. The coalition have made air strikes and limited arms drops, to assist kurdish peshmerga fighters in the area. This is a list of airports in syria, sorted by location syria, officially the syrian arab republic, is a country in western asia, bordering lebanon and the mediterranean sea to the west, turkey to the north, iraq to the east, jordan to the south, and israel to the southwest. 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.
As a result of the ongoing conflict between the selfstyled islamic state is and kurdish security forces, kobanis current population is unknown. As he fights the is occupation, he shares his hopes and fears for the future of his country. The siege of kobani was launched by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil, isis, or daesh militants on september 2014, in order to capture the kobani. Washington had set up two airbases in pydheld rmeilan district in the northeast of alhasakah province in october 2015 and harab isk village in southern kobani in march 2016. Dead isis fighters paraded through streets near kobani as. A memoir by an iranian deserter turned kurdish sniper who picked off 250 islamic state. Hot shot sas sniper kills three isis jihadis with single. Nov 18, 2016 this battlehardened iraqi army sniper is seen standing guard at a checkpoint in the wartorn country. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading koban. The consequences of the battle for kobani the new yorker. Isis now controls 40% of kobani top us official rt world news. An explosion following an air strike is seen in central kobani in syria, november 17, 2014. Though they would never admit it, we would be achieving what the great nations of europe and the americas could not.
With the sniper of kobani 2015 dosky achieved his international breakthrough. While the rmeilan airbase is large enough for cargo planes to land, harab isk base is. After victory over isis in kobani, pride and precautions for. Tracer rounds cross the sky over the syrian town of kobani, as seen from the mursitpinar crossing on the turkishsyrian border in the southeastern town of suruc in sanliurfa province october 22, 2014. 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. Kobani latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. German, french, italian, spanish, polish, rumanian, dutch, hungarian, portuguese. 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. Haron works as a sniper, amidst the enormous ruins of the city. Warning thread the commander leading the attack on kobani has been killed by ypg sniper. 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. 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.
This battlehardened iraqi army sniper is seen standing guard at a checkpoint in the wartorn country. The hairdresser has lots of questions, but haron reveals little and heads back to work. A turkish kurd walks at mursitpinar on the outskirts of suruc, at the turkeysyria border, as smoke from a fire caused by a strike rises over kobani, inside syria, as fighting intensifies between. Kurd militia says isis is expelled from kobani the new york.
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. After the liberation of kobani, i went around and found all my targets laying dead amid the ruins. An imminent allout victory for kurdish forces over islamic state is militants in kobani is an unlikely scenario. Their tenacity in kobani showed the emphasis the islamic state places on projecting an image of courage and power to attract recruits, the.
Since midseptember, the battle for kobani has killed some 1,600 people, including 1,075 islamic state group members, 459 kurdish fighters and 32. Ihave had many names, but as a sniper i went by azad, which means free or freedom. How was the islamic states seemingly unstoppable advance halted in this nondescript town. 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. Secret us military bases in areas controlled by pyd. After kobani victory, troops feel isis threat at home wary b1 bomber crew members reflect on helping retake the strategic syrian town.
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