May 2014

BBC did much of the work already in putting together a timeline of Kobane: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29688108

Kobane Siege
Looking on: Residents watch from Turkey as the battle ravages their town. Credit: BBC.
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Rojava Battle Map, May 2014

Map of North Syria : May, 2014
Yellow = Kurdish Cantons/Regions
Blue = ISIS aka Daesh
Green = Other Rebel Groups
Pink: Assad Regime forces

Source: http://www.kurdishinstitute.be/to-the-international-community-to-the-members-of-the-united-nations-to-all-international-aid-organisations/

Kurdistan National Congress: Canton Based Democratic Autonomy of Rojava (Western Kurdistan – Northern Syria): A Transformation Process from Dictatorship to Democracy

Kurdistan National Congress: Canton Based Democratic Autonomy of Rojava (Western Kurdistan - Northern Syria): A Transformation Process from Dictatorship to Democracy

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May 10, 2014
Syrian Kurdish Leader Visits Turkey as ISIS Advances on Kobane
By Jonathon Burch, Rudaw

May 11, 2014
Kobane official calls for more outside help to defeat ISIS
By Sharmila Devi, Rudaw

May 12, 2014
Kurdish forces stop ISIS attack in Kobane
By Rudaw

May 25, 2014
ISIL executes Kurdish man near Syria’s Kobane, cutting off his head
By Ahmed Salim, ARA News