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Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
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Syrian civil war
Multi-sided war in Syria
The Syrian civil war began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring. The Assad regime responded to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2012–13)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
The Battle of Ras al-Ayn was a series of armed clashes for control of the town of Ras al-Ayn during the Syrian Civil War, mainly between the Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units (YPG) and an alliance of Syrian rebel groups, with the occasional involvement of the Syrian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
People's Defense Units
Mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria
The People's Defense Units (YPG), also called People's Protection Units, is a libertarian socialist US-backed Kurdish militant group in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rojava–Islamist conflict
Theater in the Syrian civil war
The Rojava–Islamist conflict, a major theater in the Syrian civil war, started after fighting erupted between the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist rebel factions in the city of Ras al-Ayn. Kurdish forces launched a campaign in an attempt to take control of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 16
Day of the year
July 16 is the 197th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)