Talk:Kobanî massacre

Requested move 30 June 2015

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Kobanî massacre - there is unanimous support for the meat of the move, that we should use the diacritic, and that it shuold be called a massacre. I have gone with the proposal to not include the date, as nobody specifically opposed that proposal either, and it does seem more succinct. (non-admin closure)  — Amakuru (talk) 19:42, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

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June 2015 Kobani attack → June 2015 Kobanî massacre – Massacre or attack? Many sources say "massacre". Also, the diacritic "î" should be used for consistency with "Kobanî". (This is to make up my blundered AFD nomination.) George Ho (talk) 05:45, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

• Comment - i've just reverted an indiscussed move by user:LightandDark2000. He didn't seem to bother himself of looking into the talk page for this discussion.GreyShark (dibra) 14:47, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
• Support the rename to June 2015 Kobanî massacre - per sources and because "attacks" sounds as an underestimate to the brutality of this event.GreyShark (dibra) 14:49, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
• Weak Support - Either one is fine with me, although I strongly prefer the proposed rename (with the diacritic in place). If this is the only notable massacre in the region, then Kobanî massacre may suffice (similar to Sinjar massacre). LightandDark2000 (talk) 17:12, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
• Support rename to June 2015 Kobanî massacre as civilians were the target. — Preceding unsigned comment added by G8j!qKb (talk • contribs) 18:00, 30 June 2015‎ (UTC)
• Support rename to Kobanî massacre. "Massacre" is quite common in news sources, both attributed and in an objective voice. Incident is significant enough to skip date in article name. Mnnlaxer (talk) 18:42, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
• Support it was a massacre and this is how it is described in the news KiwikiKiWi (talk) 23:58, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

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Orphaned references in June 2015 Kobani attack

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Reference named "driveIslamic":

• From Kobanî: "Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane'". BBC News. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
• From Siege of Kobanî: "Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane'". BBC News. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:02, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Event infobox

June 2015 Kobani massacre

Part of Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) and 2015 Ramadan attacks
Date	25 June 2015 (2015-06-25)
Location	Kobanî, Aleppo Governorate, Syria and its countryside
Participants	ISIL vs YPG and its allies
Casualties
79 ISIL fighters killed including 13 suicide bombers
36 YPG killed
Deaths	223+ civilians killed
Non-fatal injuries	300+ civilians injured
Missing	unknown
Property damage	Many houses and MSF hospital damaged
Suspects	ISIL

This was an attack where ISIL aimed to kill the maximum people they can in the city not to capture it as it is far away from its controlled land. I dont know who and why it was changed from an event infobox to a battle infobox. please put it back again as its more appropriate and informative. 3bdulelah (talk) 01:49, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

References

Human Rights Watch Report:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11716111/Inside-Kobane-How-Islamic-State-conducted-its-terrifying-killing-rampage.html

It's discussed in news article above. You can read and cite the report directly. Use these sources to improve the page. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 17:14, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

US Support to YPG

The infobox shows that the YPG is supported by CJTF-OIR and "US 9th Bomb Squadron" is listed as one of the combatants on the YPG's side. As the USAF played significant role in defending from the attack, I'd say that that section should be removed. Utahwriter14 (talk) 20:19, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

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