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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Kurdish fighters return from the frontline, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
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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)
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Destruction as a result of weeks of war, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
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An unexploded mortar shell in the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)