The Rojavan cantons of Kobani & Jazeera became one contiguous territory after the capture of Tal Abyad in June 2015
The victories of the YPG (People's Protection Units) and the YPJ (Women's Protection Units) have gone mostly unreported in the MSM. Here is a piece I wrote about the meaning of the Battle of Kobani even before it was won, published in January 2015: https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2015/01-02/battle-modernity-borders-kurdistan/
