Two ISIS fighters have given the same reason for the group’s withdrawal from the Syrian city of Kobani: the constant pounding by coalition airstrikes. | On Monday, Kurdish fighters declared that they had released the city on the border to Turkey from ISIS’ grip after 112 days of fighting. | The efforts of the Kurdish fighters — known as the YPG, or People’s Protection Units — on the ground were backed by an extensive campaign of airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition against ISIS.
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