Snapshot: Forcing Out the Islamic State Snapshot: Forcing Out the Islamic State

Soldiers in the Kurdish People’s Protection Units train at a military camp in Syria. By the end of January, these Kurdish fighters—supported by US-led airstrikes—forced ISIS out of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border. After ISIS surrounded Kobani in September, nearly 200,000 Kurds fled the city and surrounding towns.

Feb 4, 2015 / Rodi Said