Night Operation Against the Islamic State: The Battle for Rojava (Dispatch 2)
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- Опубликовано: 10 авг 2015
- The northeastern city of Hasakah is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in Syria. Its population of Kurds, Sunni Arabs, and Christians was until recently politically divided between equal zones of Kurdish and Assad regime control. Immediately following the fall of the strategic border town of Tal Abyad from Islamic State (IS) fighters to Kurdish YPG forces in June, however, IS hit back with a sudden shock offensive on the regime-held half of Hasakah, causing regime forces to crumble in a matter of days.
As the Syrian army and loyalist militias relinquished control to IS, the YPG entered the battle, first encircling IS positions and then launching a ground offensive supported by pounding coalition airstrikes. Despite IS using their elite forces in the offensive, the combination of airstrikes and YPG ground troops proved too much and IS fled its recent gains in the city, leaving behind only ruined buildings and mangled bodies.
VICE News followed a YPG detachment on a night operation, providing support from Hasakah's Red Villas district to advancing Kurdish forces against IS fighters trying to defend the strategic al-Zuhor neighborhood, under waves of constant airstrikes from both the coalition and the Syrian regime's air force.
Watch "Pushing Back the Islamic State: The Battle for Rojava (Dispatch 1)" - bit.ly/1TjDm3U
Read "Turkey Is Denying Entry to Bodies of YPG Fighters Killed Fighting IS" - bit.ly/1KfsERz
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long live KURDISTAN
hawkar qadir Fuck Kurdistan
Yusuf Mohammed Fuck Turkey
Cko Star human beings are apes you fuckin moron. Go read a book you uneducated airhead. Your views are toxic and no one wants to hear it
Yusuf Mohammed I'm next your mom ...I'm your dad haha
lame ass, bet brothers just laugh in your face
Wow. These guys have balls!
Fancy seeing you here Alltime! ;D
Alltime Conspiracies these guys are %100 bastard :)
***** Indeed!
nice seeing the teacher here drunk! Please do one video about the kurds if you can, or do one about the turkish deep state, love your videos
nice seeing the teacher here drunk! Please do one video about the kurds if you can, or do one about the turkish deep state, love your videos
We love you Kurds.. Very brave warriors.. Thank you for helping minority tribe in Iraq and Syria..especially help our Christian there... Love from Sarawak, Malaysia
Kurds are just as evil they’ve committed multiple genocides and disarmed us when isis came
Thank you YPG and all Kurds for your service to humanity.
Why people always forgetting the FSA,RUIS,SDF
@@communistdmitri7187 SDF are mainly Kurds. And I thank the FSA for their fight against ISIS but not a fan of their ideology.
@@jinxxintraffic The SDF is not mostly Kurdish, the PKK/YPG is mostly Kurdish. Kurds are recruited to fight ISIS under the name of compulsory military service, or by promising money to young people without money, or by making deals with tribes. Kurds mostly carry out attacks against Turkey. For example, more than 90 percent of those killed in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor operations are Arabs. There are not many Kurds in Syria anyway, around 7 percent. Most of them are PKK militants from Turkey and Qandil.
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THIS IS THE BEST CHANNEL OF RUclips.
Ibizenco_ Man shut the fuck up.
Russell Tyrone Jones Don't tell him to shut up peepee head.
Tony Sosa I prefer content from stormfront.org
Tommy Karam better inbred than a kremlin puppet
***** I'm just generalizing an entire nation because I'm a stupid head.
AND OF COURSE NOT A SINGLE WORD ABOUT THE ANARCHIST SOCIAL REVOLUTION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN ROJAVA.
The Kurds are not only fighting ISIS. They're fighting for a working free society for every human on earth.
ok karolak
Polecam spojrzeć na to z trochę mniej europocentrycznej perspektywy, bo większość Kurdów ma gdzieś jakieś anarchizmy, a chce po prostu samostanowienia i tworu, który obroni ich przed prześladowaniami. Ustrój bez hierarchii na terenie w stanie wojny to mrzonka, dlatego Rożawa funkcjonuje praktycznie jak państwo i o żadnym anarchizmie nie ma mowy w tym przypadku, ale nie przeszkadza to w tym żeby takie państwo było sprawiedliwym społecznie schronieniem dla każdego człowieka na ziemi, jak to ująłeś, szczególnie na bliskim wschodzie gdzie żyje mnóstwo mniejszość etnicznych i religijnych narażonych na prześladowania.
Keep it up vice, you're doing a really good job! Hope the reporter and his cameraman get the credit they deserve after they've completed their mission.
VICE News followed a YPG detachment on a night operation, providing support to advancing Kurdish forces against IS fighters, under waves of constant airstrikes from both the coalition and the Syrian regime's air force.
Watch "Pushing Back the Islamic State: The Battle for Rojava (Dispatch 1)" - bit.ly/1TjDm3U
VICE News You guys need to teach your reporters how to properly use their vests. The correspondent in this clip had his carrier on in such a way that it would have compromised its ability to protect him.
+pwrserge83 Listen to the keyboard warrior haha go back to playing cod ffs. Have you ever had a military vest on before?? If you haven't please shut the fuck up
lilswitchbkacc1982 Actually, yes I have. Both the original Interceptor and the newer version. The problem is that his carrier wasn't properly cinched down. You can see one of the cummerbund flaps sticking out.
lilswitchbkacc1982 He's just concerned about his safety. I don't understand why you are so combative about it.
Mark Somers Here's the time stamp. You can see that his left cummerbund was not properly strapped. That can cause the plate to easily ride out of position over your vitals. I do find it hilarious that this keyboard commando missed something that would be obvious to anybody who has ever worn a carrier like that.
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This is so simple we help kurds and give them there nation and build a base and we will no longer need turkey simple is that.
Joseph Balintag Yeah even as Kurdistan is now they're doing a fuckton of a better job at keeping their area stable, while Iraq and Syria are digging themselves into mounds of diarrhea. Give the Kurds an actual territory the size of what they're asking for... Hot damn, we'd be looking at potential stability in the entire region!
***** Sadly, as long as they slaughter each other over Shiites/Sunni that will never come to pass.
@@mivapusa fjn cajpbnsg
@@mivapusa As long as Rojava's grassroots inclusive democracy means that they will be hostile to the plunder of their resources by Western corporations, we will never let them have land or peace. Though we pay them to keep our own citizens in their Daesh jails where we don't have to think about them. They were able to defeat Daesh because the West gave them air superiority. Now that Turkey (a NATO member) has air superiority over them instead, Turkey could succeeded where Daesh failed - and have stolen control of much of their territory. Take fascist Turkey's bombs out of the sky and all their soldiers and jihadi militias would run away like the cowards they are. Rojava would be free again in two weeks.
foock best reporting on IS so far... for me... hope you guys stay safe out there and thanks for doing what you do!
a salute to Vice News for covering from ground zero, fearlessly!
Its amazing how this little fighting force can manage too look like a real fighting force you can see who they are amazing Long Live Kurdistan!
That's not an armored vehicle, its barely a vehicle.
its a car
The "armor" probably means metal plates welded to it for protection
X Maneuver maybe but it seems they sure do get a lot of shit done with something that's barely a vehicle.
Aloha snackbar!!!!!!!
thank you for your coverage in Rojava.
Finally! Ive been waiting ages for part two. How many parts are there in total?
Those female soldiers were cute
Yes they were; )
+Eze Enwereuzor Igbo Man!
JoninhoFIFA ayyyyy
KingAram99 I have that reaction almost every time I see Kurdish militia women.
they may be cute but most important they are very brave!
I wish them strenght and hope they get help!
Interesting stuff as always vice
thank you Vice
It seems simple to me. Arm and fund the Kurds, they have true courage and ability to defeat ISIS. Give the Kurds whatever territory they want afterwards. That's the only solution to real peace there. (relative peace and stability, although I think its impossible over there)
Jaret Wood First the Kurds are being armed and funded, second they are no going to act as a occupying force, the Kurds are only ever going to take land that has a large Kurdish population, there help will only go so far in defeating ISIS.
The Kurds are barely being armed or funded, they have been asking for more weapons and ammo for awhile.......don't you watch these videos?
the main problem with this is that Turkey (important NATO member) hates the kurds to the guts and will never allow them any aid.
These kind of front-line eye witness reports give us information we don't get anywhere else.
Keep up the great work VICE, this journalist and cameraman got some balls lol!
A like for the camera crew ! They did a tremendous job
These YPG men and women are some bad asses...much respect to them for holding the ground against IS.
I really liked the ypg commander seems like a nice guy something about him is calm and gives hope
As real and horrific actual war and battle is, the firing scene at night was a pretty spectacular sight.
That's excellent footage of the clash but what's mounted on their technicals is it like a KPVT or something
Damn those dudes looked depressed as fuck, I can't imagine the horrors these guys have seen.
These women soldiers are very brave & beautiful. I salute them for their courage.
Amazing Footage
thank you
how do they see what they are shooting in the dark
Countered offensive is part of a good defense strategy.
Vice using Sony A7s now or what? That night footage looked good.
Be safe vice reporter awesome videos
That look in some of those men's/boy's eyes :(
Alsoet What about it?
@@Siyar612 they've seen some fucked up shit
That is some great footage. Loved when those bombs dropped. "eats ice cream" #Murica
Kuro ez bi kurbana webim. Dibe 02:40 Xani bi ser wande ket. Hewali Wan vilo rewiyan u mayina Wan bi wande tekiya xani ket erdi.
Gelek kifamin bi kurdiya Wan re ti. Slaw u rez ji wera
God bless these brave Kurds!
On to the next one. Quick time.
jeez the sound of that dshkm
At 07:45 and 08:50 are the YPG firing flares or tracers?
When he mentioned coalition airstrikes, I couldn't help but imagine how the Kurd soldiers would have to constantly worry if the jets were Western or Turkish.
Yardımcı olayımmı ?
Those chicks at 5:56 not bad looking at all...
Ikr specially the right one she may have been a little darker than the other one but she looked dope.
Sazzad habib She was fat.
John Harms john,yes... i.hizliresim.com/PoM669.jpg
GUIDO FROM NY They are secret IDF agents.
Does anyone know what kind of guns those are mounted on the back of the YPG utes?
Dudes got his blood type velcroed to his vest
Solidarity from the states. Hopefully the US doesn’t overthrow this wonderful communist democracy. ✊🏼
يحيا روجافا
The Kurds have made a great sacrifice defending their people. They more than deserve their own nation in my humble opinion.
Thank you that's the way to say it not "fuck Turkey Isis supporting terrorists!!"
It’s 2019 and most of the soldiers you see here are probably not in this world anymore 😢
I wouldnt directly say that im kurdish my self and the ypg are a lot more classified than you think tge most of them say that they are dead so they can return to their families with a new identity my family adn i have a friend that now lives in belgium she was a sniper in sinjar and kobane she told us everything
They are realy well trained. But for some reasen the commanders and generals orders them to look like they never shot a gun. She couldnt tell the reason.
@@ariahamaali1512 all the best for your future.
Love from an indian muslim .
@@nasimahmed4132 ❤☀️💚
♥️🇮🇳
Not true, ISIS got its ass kicked by the ypg. I mean they literally have them surrounded and are slaughtering them in this video. I bet they all survived, or at least most of them.
Would you suffer hearing loss from firing the Russian 23 mm?
was that a DShk mounted on the truck? shit sounded insane
awesome
God bless u all.
they should find/use some flash hiders
Night Fighting looks like Fireworks, Fireworks that KILL DUN DUN DUN............. >:)
Kurds need better camouflage, Digital Desert to be exact, it will help them. the digital woodland does not work well in the area unless it is a woodland or farm environment
is there a need to constantly zoom in with hd cameras on dead bodies! why the heck is this channel alowed!
Anyone know why AKs seem to send out "sparks" when being fired more than M4s? Is it unburnt powder from the round or something else? I've only shot guns at night a few times and from what I remember the ARs didn't shoot out "sparks" like that.
collin ohlinger No actually the excessive sparks that AKs and other riles make is from steel jacketed bullets made in Russia ,China , and other comblock countries , Most all US .556 and .308 has a all copper jacket instead of just a copper washed steel jacket..
BC Viking Thanks I had a feeling it was more than just a flash hider..
I wish the YPG had legitimate help but thanks for showing us some footage!
LOL at 3:33 did anyone else hear the "over the horizon" ring tone? ahah its the one I have set on my phone!
Armored vehicle? It looks like a pickup truck with a HMG on a stick on the bed.
*armed vehicle
Its fcking scary how he has to have his blood type on his kevlar in the event he gets injured or shot.. scary..
Pretty incredible night time footage.
Best of luck boys
The fog of War
I see that his blood group is printed on his vest. Spooky!
Anyone else clicked on the video just because of the thumbnail??
I dont know what it is about the Kurds and Israelis having the hottest women lol.
cant we all just get along?
why is it that the shells and bullets shot all glowing?
There tracer rounds helps you see where the bullet lands
Go and talk to the SAA vice. I want to hear what they say.
What's the difference between YPG and PKK?
1:56 kurdish eminem lol
God will be with the city of Rojava
when I saw those tunnels I instantly tought of the GLA
Jatischar I hope the workers won't get splinters
AdzScorpion I hope they bought them shoes
Ιts a slow war isnt it? Use cycle movements to encircle them and cut them off from retreat or supplies. But you need numbers for that and supplies..
collin ohlinger meh you need precision for that... expect friendly fire...
But yeah since they obviously have no anti air support ,bombings should be no1 priority while in combat...
Maybe force them to retreat and bomb the positions.
ΜετάΜουσικήςΜανία shut up greek greece is ottoman empire fuck kurds
Alp Atay It's been 92 years, you've never getting your empire back. Now fuck off.
Alp Atay Typical imperialist nationalist minority with a backward mindset.
Its a good thing that this kind of people is getting smaller and smaller.
+collin ohlinger
That's why are winning all the ground battles lately?
damn the boy soldiers are so young breaks my heart
Is the 0+ on the reporter's kevlar vest his blood type?
***** yeah
***** Certainly is.
***** No she has a woman sign on her west. A bit turned in the heat of the battle.
Rohypno tist
The SS during WW2 sort of popularized it, but after the war it made them easier to identify and charge.
These days, military dog tags have your blood type on them.
***** no his lvl, he's still a noob
God bless 🙏🙏😇😇💐
=KURDISH 🙏🙏😇😇💐
=YPG 🙏🙏😇😇💐
=YPJ 🙏🙏😇😇💐
long live peshmerga!!!!
While watching this, it really hit home to me, just how bad the decisions that were made by both the GW Bush admin and the Obama admin actually were and are today.
First off, look at these guys fight. They actually know how to shoot/ advance and take over positions. Such a contrast from the iraqi and afghani forces that just run away and spray their guns into the air. How misguided was the US to not back the Kurds from the VERY BEGINNING? And now we have screwed them with the recent deal with Turkey. I am completely disgusted by both admins.
crazy ole world...
They aren't gonna hit shit from that range.
an AK47 firing on almost 1km? How the fook is that can hit? Isn't it?
These soldiers should really wear some helmets
install cameras that would feed you footage on the soldier's front.. then she its too dangerous we get to see why is it..
Solidarity with these cats and all those in the struggle against neoliberal proxy armies for freedom and autonomy in Rojava. (A)
if i would ever come in positon of maning those big guns on the pick ups i would surelly paint a smiley on the shield...just because Why not :)
A lot of these Kurdish fighters seem really young
Whole world must support the socialist revolution of Kurdistan, Turkey, Syria and Iraq which will sweep the fundamentalist fascists from the middle east and wipe out old colonialist imperialist borders and dictators!
Biji Öcalan!
What's sad is that I see all these comments praising the Kurds and people saying "Long live Kurdistan!" But the reality is that once Daesh is kicked out, everyone will go back to not caring :(
looks like star wars
What I think is worrisome is what we do after the war? America invaded Iraq and they didn't have a plan about what they would do after they won. And that went really well
***** It was nothing close to what it is now, the people Saddam killed pale in comparison to what's happened since he's been killed and the US gave Iraq "democracy", in no way of any kind has Iraq actually gotten better. It's ten times worse than when before the US invaded Iraq.
***** Well you gotta think man, the majority of people aren't really assholes there it's just that the assholes happen to be supported by third parties and have weapons because they have shown the incentive to kill. The majority of people are probably stuck in the crossfire and either pick one of many sides or end up dying in the crossfire. If you were in the same situation I doubt you'd want random people on the internet saying you deserve to die in a shithole.
why do they shoot the sky? lag or just noobs?
Because gravity
You shoot at the sky so it'll land further away
The game was in alpha, when ever they shoot the gun there frames drop.
CODMASTA covering fire.
CODMASTA bad server connection
Crush IS like the bugs they are.
biji Kurdistan!
3:54 Good.
They got balls bigger than I'll ever have. And the reporter. If only they could have peace, but it will never happen. Isis is a religion of sorts and clearly many people feel so strongly as to give their lives. Many innocent people being killed and lives ruined...and for what?
7:20 tracers to sky
03.54 daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
The enemy has no balls... leaves weapons hidden act like civvies then return the next day
To Be honest those kurds fighters wont stand a day without the coaltion , you saw what happend isis almost entered irbil and they was only like 100-200 guys , and they took kobani when the coaltion was not their ,
i have no idea why people are making them such a big deal
ĸɪиɢ мσмσ Thats because they are one of the few militia forces that has the balls to fight IS forces on the ground. And also they are secular, making them popular among western audiences.
Daesh will not be defeated without the Kurds, or without the coalition. Something we all can agree on
ĸɪиɢ мσмσ
the ypg has no weapons and guns, thats why
bobby4500 thats kinda wrong , they are well equipped and they have been fighting for more then 20 years vs turkey they have their ammunition and bases already , while isis have only been for 1 year and not supported by any country
ĸɪиɢ мσмσ
you got that all wrong, the ypg isnt fighting against turkey, they never have.
where are those great weapons? show me a video
brave
is it really necessary to show all these ripped bodies? VICE News