Who controlled Kobanî after the siege by ISIL ended?
Syrian Government
Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units
Free Syrian Army
Islamic State
Answer
The Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units (YPG) were the primary Kurdish military force that defended Kobanî from the siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2014. The YPG was able to hold off the ISIL advance for months, and eventually succeeded in driving the group out of the city in January 2015.
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