"Kurdish Forces Declare Victory in Kobani"

“Kobani is now “100% cleared” of Islamic-State fighters, Idres Nassan, the deputy foreign minister of Kobani’s Kurdish regional administration, said from the city. He said the Kurdish forces are using momentum from the Kobani victory to continue pushing Islamic State militants out of the hundreds of surrounding villages”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/kurdish-forces-declare-complete-victory-in-kobani-1422362163