CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello July 7, 2015 14:20:00
We're working with the ypg militias a kurdish militia. we provided close air support for them. in the first six months of 2015 over 1,000 air strikes were conducted in northern syria. more than half in or around the city of kobani the one that isis laid siege to. it was a months long campaign. eventually they were flushed out. 900-plus of those air strikes were essentially close air support for the ypg. we can boot them out of northern syria where the kurds have a predominant population presence. >> and because they have a strong fighting force. >> where we cannot be effective is in the sunni ...
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