At Least 815 Dead in Kobane

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SORH), a UK based initiative, at least 815 people died in Kobane between September 16 and October 25. 

Among the total of casualties, there are 481 militants from ISIS, 313 from YPG. 

SOHR could document the death of 21 Kurdish civilians, including 15 men and 2 boys executed by ISIS fighters in the countryside of Kobani; 4 of them were beheaded, and 4 civilians died due to the violent bombardment by ISIS.  

16 out of the 481 militants blew up themselves in booby-trapped vehicles in the city of Kobani and its countryside.

SOHR also noted that they believed that the real number of casualties on both parties is double of that number because there is absolute secrecy on casualties and due to the difficulty of access to many areas and villages that have witnessed violent clashes and bombardment by the two sides.

The siege in Kobane by ISIS started on September 16. 

Leaded by the U.S. Army, the coalition forces have been bombarding ISIS targets lately. (NV/BM)

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