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Inside Kobane

The Kurdish border city of Kobane in Northern Syria has been under siege by Islamic State fighters for more than three months.

The Kurdish border city of Kobane in Northern Syria has been under siege by Islamic State fighters for more than three months. But Kurdish forces are managing to retain hold of most of the city. As well as keeping IS at bay � they see getting their story out to the rest of the world as a vital part of their mission. An Iranian Kurdish film-maker spent a few days inside Kobane following the men and women risking their lives to publicise the ongoing battle.

30 minutes

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Sun 4 Jan 2015 11:30GMT

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