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What sentence best describes the location of Kobanî?

  • A northern Syrian city south of the Syria–Turkey border

  • A southern Syrian city north of the Syria–Jordan border

  • A western Syrian city east of the Syria–Lebanon border

  • An eastern Syrian city west of the Syria–Iraq border

Answer

Kobanî is a northern Syrian city located south of the Syria–Turkey border. It is a Kurdish-majority city and was a center of Kurdish resistance to the Syrian government. In 2014, Kobanî was besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but the city was eventually liberated by Kurdish forces.
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