Kobani, Syria
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)
A female Kurdish fighter walking toward the frontline, southern Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra)
This truck was rigged with explosives and used to attack Al-Salam Square in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
The central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
The ruins of the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
A war-damaged shop in the central marketplace, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
The central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
A field commander from the People’s Protection Units in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
Kurdish fighters return from the frontline, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
The aftermath of an explosion in Al-Salam Square carried out by an IS truck rigged with explosives, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
Destruction as a result of weeks of war, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
An unexploded mortar shell in the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)