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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The ruins of the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
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A war-damaged shop in the central marketplace, 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)
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A field commander from the People’s Protection Units in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)