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Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah.
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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)
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)
Ras al-Ayn
City in al-Hasakah, Syria
Ras al-Ayn, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the Syria–Turkey border.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Al-Dirbasiyah
Town in al-Hasakah, Syria
Al-Dirbasiyah is a Syrian town on the Syria–Turkey border opposite the Turkish town of Şenyurt. Administratively it is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Dirbasiyah had a population of 8,551 in the 2004 census. It is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Governorate (province) of Syria
Al-Hasakah Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water, natural environment, and more than one hundred archaeological sites. It was formerly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 22
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