Kobanî massacre

Kobanî massacre
	Part of the Syrian civil war,; the Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present),; the American-led intervention in Syria,; and the 26 June 2015 Islamist attacks
	; Territories controlled by the YPG, ISIL, the Syrian Army, Free Syrian Army, or contested in northern Syria, as of late June 2015
Date	25–29 June 2015; (4 days)
Location	Kobanê, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result	YPG-led forces kill all ISIL militants ISIL massacres 233 civilians in Kobanê and in the village of Barkh Butan;
Belligerents
Rojava YPG; YPJ; Supported by:; CJTF–OIR	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Salih Muslim	Abu Ali al-Anbari; (Deputy, Syria)
Units involved
	ISIL Armed Forces Wilayat Halab;
Strength
Unknown	80–100 militants
Casualties and losses
35–37 killed	79–92 killed (12 suicide bombers), 1 captured
	223–233 civilians killed and 300+ injured

The Kobanî massacre was a combination of suicide missions and attacks on Kurdish civilians by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobanî, beginning on Thursday, 25 June 2015, and culminating on Friday, 26 June 2015. The attacks continued into 28 June 2015, with the last remaining ISIL militant being killed on the following day. The attacks resulted in 223–233 civilians dead, as well as 35–37 Kurdish militiamen and at least 79 ISIL assailants. It was the second-largest massacre committed by ISIL since it declared a caliphate in June 2014.

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