July 3, 2015

Kobani Man Recounts ISIS Attack that Killed 11 Relatives

Name: Kobani Man Recounts ISIS Attack that Killed 11 Relatives
Uploaded: 2015-07-03T00:00:00-0400
Description: Mohammed, 42 and three of his relatives who were orphaned in the attack on June 25, 2015 in Kobani, Syria.

Mohammed, 42 and three of his relatives who were orphaned in the attack on June 25, 2015 in Kobani, Syria.

Armed militants believed to be members of Islamic State (also known as ISIS) deliberately targeted people they knew were civilians in a June 25, 2015 attack in and around the northern Syrian city of Kobani, Human Rights Watch said today. Syrian Kurdish authorities and local human rights groups said that 233 to 262 civilians were killed and at least 273 wounded.

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Syria

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