Alleged kidnapped by ISIS Canadian YPG Fighter Gill Rosenberg is Safe

Alleged kidnapped By ISIS Canadian YPG Fighter Gil Rosenberg is Safe.(civiroglu)

Yesterday some reports spread quickly that Gill Rosenberg, a Canadian citizen of Israeli origin who joined Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) was kidnapped by ISIS.

However, Kurdish sources strongly deny such allegations and call it an ISIS propaganda.

In a phone interview this morning Kobane Defense Chief Ismet Hasan said Rosenberg has never been in Kobane and it is a part of ISIS campaign against the Kurds.

Another Kurdish official in a different part of Rojava, Syrian Kurdstan said Gill Rosenberg is safe and he met her personally yesterday.

The official who wanted to remain anonymous because she was not authorized to speak said Gill is safe and she wants her beloved ones not to worry about her well-being.

“If ISIS kidnapped Gill how come they are not releasing her photo? After their defeat against the YPG in Kobane, they are spreading such rumors. I was with her yesterday and she is pretty well.” ***

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More on the alleged kidnapping can be read here, as from the start my sources and i have denied the kidnapping.

Israeli-Canadian woman fighting Islamic State has been kidnapped by terror group

PHOTO: Gill Rosenberg (31) from TLV former IDF soldier reportedly captured by ISIS after going to Iraq to fight ISIS. pic.twitter.com/mpUEQATCYm
— Israel News Feed (@IsraelHatzolah) November 30, 2014

Israeli-Canadian woman fighting Islamic State has been kidnapped by terror group.(Ynet).

Gill Rosenberg, the Israeli-Canadian, who joined Kurdish forces in their battles against the radical Islamic State terror group has been reportedly taken captive by the group, unconfirmed reports claimed.

Rosenberg, 31, is a civil aviation pilot who enlisted in an Israeli army search-and-rescue unit before being arrested in 2009, extradited to the United States and jailed over an international phone scam, one of her former lawyers said.

Gill's story was first reported by Israeli radio. She recounted how smugglers helped her cross from Iraq into Syria in order to join the Kurdish ranks. "They (the Kurds) are our brothers. They are good people. They love life, a lot like us, really," Rosenberg said, explaining why she joined up after contacting the guerrillas over the Internet.

Rosenberg said that she had made contact with the Kurds through Facebook, asking them to allow her to join the Kurdish People's Protection Units, commonly known as the YPG.

On her Facebook page, Rosenberg shared her plans for her mission in Syria two months in advance, when she uploaded a picture from Jerusalem showing an Israeli flag next to an Islamic State flag, and continued posting images until her November 1, her final day in Israel.

She then promised to upload pictures of herself wearing the uniform of the Kurdish forces. "As soon as the tailor finishes customizing my uniform, I'll post the pictures," she wrote. The next day, she posted a picture of her red boots. "It's been a long time, but it feels great to wear them again."

On November 9, she uploaded images from the Kurdish region of Syria and wrote, "In the IDF (Israeli army), we say 'aharai', After Me. Let's show ISIS (Islamic State) what that means." A friend wrote, "Take care of yourself, friend. You are one strong woman, and you'll destroy the Islamic State."Read the full story here.

Update 2: YPG Confirms: Gill Rosenberg Not Captured in Kobani 

שני לוחמים במחתרת הכורדית מטילים ספק רב בדיווחים המתפרסמים באתרים ג'יהדיסטים על נפילתה של ג'יל רוזנברג בשבי דאעש. כך אמרו לערן סיקורל.
— Eran Cicurel (@EranCicurel) November 30, 2014

לוחם אמריקני בשורות הכורדים אומר ל @ReshetBet כי ג'יל רוזנברג כלל לא היתה באיזור קובאני שממנו לכאורה נחטפה.
— Eran Cicurel (@EranCicurel) November 30, 2014

בכיר במחתרת הכורדית, אמר ל@ReshetBet כי אין בידיו כל דיווחים על חטיפתה.
— Eran Cicurel (@EranCicurel) November 30, 2014

Google translate tweets above: Source

Still no confirmation to ISIS claims.The coverage of Gill Rosenberg story is amazing considering the fact that the source is so unreliable.

— Eran Cicurel (@EranCicurel) December 1, 2014

Update! Kurd insider claims story is NOT TRUE!

@berhem not true sir
— kovan direj (@kovandire) November 30, 2014

@ILNewsAlerts thats totally not true
— kovan direj (@kovandire) November 30, 2014

#ISIS is saying they have captured #YPG Israeli-Canadian, Gil Rosenberg. #YPG says she is not in #Kobane & fine. pic.twitter.com/HhFR0FGIU0
— Military Studies (@ArmedResearch) November 30, 2014

There is no western fighters in #Kobane . Stop saying Gil Rosenberg has been captured there.
— cahit storm (@cahitstorm) November 30, 2014

#Syria: Dawn of Freedom contact in #Kobani denies rumours that Israeli-Canadian fighting for YPG taken prisoner by IS.
— Aymenn J Al-Tamimi (@ajaltamimi) November 30, 2014

Cihatçı bir hesabın paylaştığına göre YPG'ye katılan Kanada doğumlu eski İsrail askeri Gil Rosenberg buymuş. Hmm 😳 pic.twitter.com/nlq54TSJat
— Elif (@HuPeratu) November 10, 2014