On Tuesday, the town of Kobani, on Syria's border with Turkey, was liberated by Kurdish militias after 112 days of clashes with fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The town became one of the central focuses of the U.S.-led coalition's operations against ISIS, and its liberation marked an important step in the bid to roll back the group's territorial gains.
The liberation has, however, come at a price, with monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) estimating that 324 Kurdish fighters and 12 civilians were among 1,313 deaths in the battle for the town.
The town's infrastructure has also been heavily damaged.
A Kurdish man talks with a radio as he surveys eastern Kobani.
A shell is used a vase.
A Kurdish man gestures as he walks through Kobani's streets.
A spent mortar shell lies on the ground in Kobani's center.
A Kurdish fighter smiles as he drives through Kobani.
Two Kurdish men stand near a wrecked car.
A Kurdish fighter carries his child.
A Kurdish fighter walks through a crater.
Kurdish fighters survey the damage in Kobani's center.
A Kurdish fighter speaks on the phone near an overturned vehicle.
Kurdish fighters stand near damaged buildings.
A Kurdish fighter talks to comrades on the phone.
A Kurdish fighter holds a cat amid the rubble of Kobani.
A Kurdish fighter walks through the wreckage of a building.
A wounded fighter sits near a mortar shell.
Kurdish fighters ride through the town's streets.
A young boy stands near a damaged car.
Kurds Liberate Kobani From ISIS After Three Month Battle
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