A journalist smuggled himself into the besieged battle zone of Kobani, Syria to get a first hand look at the destruction wrought on this small, but strategically important Syrian city.
Kobani, Syria
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A Kurdish female YPG fighter on her way to the Kobani frontline. Fighting between Kurdish and Islamic State forces has ravaged much of the city after nearly a month of fighting, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
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A female Kurdish fighter walking toward the frontline, southern Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra)
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This truck was rigged with explosives and used to attack Al-Salam Square in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
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The central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)