Islamic State fighters admit defeat in Syrian town of Kobane a report

The Islamic State group has acknowledged for the first time that its fighters have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane and vowed to attack the town again., two fighters said the airstrikes by the US-led coalition were the main reason why IS fighters were forced to withdraw from Kobane. On Monday, activists and Kurdish officials said the town was almost cleared of IS fighters, who once held nearly half of the town. One IS fighter vowed to defeat the main Kurdish militia in Syria, the People's Protection Units known as the YPG, calling them "rats." The failure to capture Kobane was a major blow to the extremists. Their hopes for an easy victory dissolved into a costly siege under withering airstrikes by coalition forces and an assault by Kurdish militiamen. "A while ago we retreated a bit from Ayn al-Islam because of the bombardment and the killing of some brothers," said one masked fighter, using the group's preferred name for Kobane.The Islamic State will stay. Say that to (President Barack) Obama," said the fighter, pointing his finger toward destruction on the edge of Kobane. The Islamic State group launched an offensive on the Kobane region in mid-September capturing more than 300 Kurdish villages and parts of the town.More than 200,000 Kurds were forced from their homes. Many fled to neighboring Turkey. Another fighter, also speaking in Arabic, said while standing on a road with a green sign with "Ayn al-Islam" sprayed on it: "The warplanes did not leave any construction. They destroyed everything, so we had to withdraw and the rats advanced." "The warplanes were bombarding us night and day. They bombarded everything, even motorcycles," the fighter said.please subscribe the video