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)