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Syrian Kurdish commander says Kobani likely target of threatened Turkish ground offensive

Following Turkish airstrikes on his headquarters in northeast Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane spoke with Al-Monitor about Erdogan's threats of a new ground offensive.

Amberin Zaman
Amberin Zaman
Nov 22, 2022
Mazloum Abdi (Kobani), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), gives a press conference near the northeastern Syrian Hassakeh province on October 24, 2019.
Mazlum Kobane (Mazloum Abdi), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, gives a press conference near the northeastern Syrian Hassakeh province on Oct. 24, 2019. — AFP via Getty Images

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