Abu Layla
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Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun, widely known as Abu Leyla or Abu Layla, was a Kurdish commander in both the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces. He is regarded by many as a hero of the Rojava
Tomb of Abu Layla in the Martyrs' cemetery in Kobanî
Kobani
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Kobanî, also known as Kobane or Ayn al-Arab, is a Kurdish-majority city in the Ayn al-Arab District in northern Syria, lying immediately south of the Syria–Turkey border.
Abu Layla
…the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). He is regarded by many as a hero of the Rojava–Islamist conflict. Abu Layla was born near Kobanî and is of Kurdish heritage; he died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. His death was caused by a sniper bullet to the head he…
View of Kobanî during the siege in 2014
Kobani during the bombardment of ISIL targets by US-led forces. Photo taken from Turkish-Syrian border at Suruç, Turkey showing refugee camp in the middle distance (October 2014)
Paris Kurds rally in support of Kobani on 1 November 2014
Russian military police in Kobani on 23 October 2019