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The '''Battle of Sarrin''' refers to a military operation during 2015 in the [[Aleppo Governorate]], during the [[Syrian Civil War]], conducted by Kurdish YPG forces against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] in the town of [[Sarrin]].
The '''Battle of Sarrin''' refers to a military operation during 2015 in the [[Aleppo Governorate]], during the [[Syrian Civil War]], conducted by the [[Euphrates Volcano]] ({{lang-ar|بركان الفرات}}, ''burkān al-furāt'') "joint operation room", an alliance of [[Kurds|Kurdish]] [[YPG]] forces and [[Free Syrian Army|FSA]] brigades against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] in the town of [[Sarrin]] and surrounding countryside east of the Euphrates river and along the M4 highway.


==The assault==
==The assault==
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In early April, ISIL continued forcing Kurdish forces back from the outskirts of Sarrin to the north and the north-west towards Qara Qozak. Still, the YPG continued to hold the higher ground in the area. The ISIL advance cut the M4 highway between Dar Al-Kharab and Mitras and allowed the jihadists to reinforce their positions at the Grain Silos. By 9 April, ISIL forces, after receiving more reinforcements, broke across the M4 highway near Mitras and the Grain Silos, and at Nur Ali and Hamadoun, to the east.<ref name="Syria and Iraq news"/>
In early April, ISIL continued forcing Kurdish forces back from the outskirts of Sarrin to the north and the north-west towards Qara Qozak. Still, the YPG continued to hold the higher ground in the area. The ISIL advance cut the M4 highway between Dar Al-Kharab and Mitras and allowed the jihadists to reinforce their positions at the Grain Silos. By 9 April, ISIL forces, after receiving more reinforcements, broke across the M4 highway near Mitras and the Grain Silos, and at Nur Ali and Hamadoun, to the east.<ref name="Syria and Iraq news"/>


On 20 April, YPG forces launched an offensive east of Sarrin, taking the villages of Mitras, Qirat, and Serekaniye. This cut off a major ISIL supply line to Sarrin. Now the town was surrounded on 3 sides. <ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589937992602619904/photo/1</ref> <ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589931454903283713</ref>
On 20 April, YPG and allied FSA forces launched offensives west, north and east of Sarrin, re-surrounding the Grain Silos and taking the villages of Mitras, Qirat, Qirat Kurdan and Ras al-Ayn/Serekaniye (not to be confused with [[Ras al-Ayn]] in [[Hasakah Governorate|Hasakah]]/[[Cizire Canton|Cizire]], cutting off a major ISIL supply line to Sarrin. The only lines open are to ISIL are the road south to Tishrin Dam and croosing the Euphrates by boat to [[Qal'at Najm]]. <ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589937992602619904/photo/1</ref> <ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589931454903283713</ref> <ref>https://twitter.com/Syria_Rebel_Obs/status/590114697615171584</ref>




Revision as of 00:12, 21 April 2015

Battle of Sarrin
Part of the Syrian Civil War,
Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present)
and the American-led intervention in Syria
Date17 March 2015-April 2015
(1 month and 3 days)
Location
Sarrin, Kobanî Canton, Syria
Result Ongoing
Belligerents

Euphrates Volcano, composed of:

 Syrian Kurdistan

Free Syrian Army

Supported by:
CJTF-OIR

Kurdistan Region Peshmerga		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Casualties and losses
5+ YPG and allies killed 169+ killed

The Battle of Sarrin refers to a military operation during 2015 in the Aleppo Governorate, during the Syrian Civil War, conducted by the Euphrates Volcano (Template:Lang-ar, burkān al-furāt) "joint operation room", an alliance of Kurdish YPG forces and FSA brigades against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the town of Sarrin and surrounding countryside east of the Euphrates river and along the M4 highway.

The assault

Between 17 and 19 March, the YPG seized a hill overlooking Sarrin, the last remaining ISIL stronghold in the southern part of the Kobanî Canton. ISIL gathered reinforcements and massed its forces near Sarrin, to prevent Kurdish and allied forces from reaching the city, while the US-led Coalition conducted numerous airstrikes in the area. It was also reported that the Kurds seized the village of Sal in the southern Kobanî countryside on 18 March, but this was not confirmed. The clashes on 18 March resulted in the deaths of at least 27 ISIL militants.[1]

On 20 March, the YPG and the allied Burkan al-Furat, backed by Coalition air support, launched an assault towards Sarrin,[2] which led to hit-and-run fighting that was continuing as of 27 March.[3]

On 21 March, YPG and FSA forces completely besieged the Sarrin Grain Silo. A total of 71 ISIL militants and 1 FSA fighter were killed during the clashes and Coalition strikes. On the night between 22 and 23 March, ISIL dispatched reinforcements to Sarrin, across the Tishrin Dam, which the Coalition could not target, due to the risks that destroying the dam would pose to those living downstream.[1]

On 25 March, ISIL forces attacked the village of Qara Qozak by boat, but the attack was repelled by the YPG and airstrikes struck the gathered ISIL forces on the other side of the river. The clashes left at least 71 ISIL militants and 4 YPG fighters dead.[1] Two days later, fighting in the southern villages of Sebti and Khani left three ISIL militants dead.[3]

On 28 March, ISIL launched a counterattack and managed to break through the Kurd's M4 highway defensive line and reach ISIL fighters at the Grain Silos and the Lafarge Cement Plant, where they had been besieged for almost two weeks. The next day, YPG fighters began shelling ISIL positions in Sarrin.[1]

In early April, ISIL continued forcing Kurdish forces back from the outskirts of Sarrin to the north and the north-west towards Qara Qozak. Still, the YPG continued to hold the higher ground in the area. The ISIL advance cut the M4 highway between Dar Al-Kharab and Mitras and allowed the jihadists to reinforce their positions at the Grain Silos. By 9 April, ISIL forces, after receiving more reinforcements, broke across the M4 highway near Mitras and the Grain Silos, and at Nur Ali and Hamadoun, to the east.[1]

On 20 April, YPG and allied FSA forces launched offensives west, north and east of Sarrin, re-surrounding the Grain Silos and taking the villages of Mitras, Qirat, Qirat Kurdan and Ras al-Ayn/Serekaniye (not to be confused with Ras al-Ayn in Hasakah/Cizire, cutting off a major ISIL supply line to Sarrin. The only lines open are to ISIL are the road south to Tishrin Dam and croosing the Euphrates by boat to Qal'at Najm. [4] [5] [6]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "SYRIA and IRAQ NEWS". Peter Clifford Online. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Kurdish forces storm last stronghold of ISIS in Kobane's countryside - ARA News". ARA News. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Kurds combat ISIS in Serrin town north Syria". ARA News. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589937992602619904/photo/1
  5. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/589931454903283713
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/Syria_Rebel_Obs/status/590114697615171584
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