Today in Labor History March 20, 2014: The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and Free Syrian Army broke the Siege of Kobani. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had attacked the autonomous, libertarian-socialist enclave in September, 2014. The 6-month battle killed 560-740 YPG and YPJ combatants, up to 2,000 ISIL combatants, and hundreds of civilians. It also caused 400,000 civilians to flee to Turkey.
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