SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-US-CONFLICT(01 of36)
Open Image ModalA Kurdish fighter walks with his child in the center of the Syrian border town of Kobane, known as Ain al-Arab, on January 28, 2015. Kurdish forces recaptured the strategic town on the Turkish frontier on January 26 in a symbolic blow for the jihadists who have seized swathes of territory in a brutal onslaught across Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(02 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A man flashes victory sign in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(03 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A woman is seen in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(04 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Children on the street in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Mideast Syria Inside Kobani(05 of36)
Open Image ModalIn this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 photo, fighters from the Kurdish womenâs self-defense force, known by its Kurdish acronym YPJ move to another secured point in the contested zone in Kobani, Syria. The site was destroyed in an airstrike and is said to be where kidnapped journalist John Cantlie appeared in a video broadcast by the Islamic State group.(AP Photo/Jake Simkin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria Inside Kobani(06 of36)
Open Image ModalIn this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 photo, a young Kurdish fighter runs past sniper fire in the contested zone in Kobani, Syria. Here, Kurdish fighters backed by small numbers of Iraqi peshmerga forces and Syrian rebels, are locked in what they see as an existential battle against the Islamic State group, who swept into their town in mid-September as part of a summer blitz after the Islamic State group overran large parts of Syria and neighboring Iraq. But the battle comes with an onerous price for the townâs residents. While most managed to flee across the nearby border with Turkey, some 2,000 Kurdish civilians have opted to stay with the hope that fighting will soon subside _ a shocking contrast from the population of 50,000 that once filled these streets. (AP Photo/Jake Simkin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(07 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: Mustafa Huseyin, 12, is seen on his bicycle among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(08 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: A man walks among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(09 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: A member of Kurdish armed group walks among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(10 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: A member of Kurdish armed group stands guard among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(11 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: The wreckage left by fighting is seen in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(12 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 28: A vehicle is seen among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on January 28, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-US-CONFLICT(13 of36)
Open Image ModalThe picture shows the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on January 28, 2015. Kurdish forces recaptured the strategic town on the Turkish frontier on January 26 in a symbolic blow for the jihadists who have seized swathes of territory in a brutal onslaught across Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-US-CONFLICT(14 of36)
Open Image ModalAn injured kurdish fighter sits near the site where a mortar shell landed in the center of the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on January 28, 2015. Kurdish forces recaptured the strategic town on the Turkish frontier on January 26 in a symbolic blow for the jihadists who have seized swathes of territory in a brutal onslaught across Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-US-CONFLICT(15 of36)
Open Image ModalKurdish fighters walk along a street in the center of the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on January 28, 2015. Kurdish forces recaptured the strategic town on the Turkish frontier on January 26 in a symbolic blow for the jihadists who have seized swathes of territory in a brutal onslaught across Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(16 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(17 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(18 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(19 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(20 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings and damaged cars are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(21 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(22 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani after being freed from ISIL(23 of36)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Collapsed buildings and damaged cars are seen in border town of Kobani of Aleppo, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces. (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(24 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(25 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(26 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(27 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(28 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(29 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wreckage of buildings after Kobani freed from ISIL(30 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Wreckage of buildings are seen in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).\n\n\n (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wreckage of buildings after Kobani freed from ISIL(31 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Damaged buildings and a vehicle are seen in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).\n\n (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wreckage of buildings after Kobani freed from ISIL(32 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A motorcycle rider passes damaged buildings in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). \n\n (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(33 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Inside Kobani After Being Freed From ISIL(34 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: A view of Kobani streets, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wreckage of buildings after Kobani freed from ISIL(35 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Wreckage of buildings are seen in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wreckage of buildings after Kobani freed from ISIL(36 of36)
Open Image ModalKOBANI, SYRIA - JANUARY 27: Wreckage of buildings are seen in Kobani, Syria on January 27, 2015 after it has been freed from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Photo by Rauf Maltas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)