See Kurds Celebrate After Victory Is Declared Over ISIS in Kobani
See Kurds Celebrate After Victory Is Declared Over ISIS in Kobani
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Kurdish people celebrate the declared victory over ISIS for control of Kobani near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
Crowds of people celebrated on Tuesday after Kurdish fighters declared victory over the militants of Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) for control of the Syrian town of Kobani. It’s seen as more of a symbolic win than a strategic turning-point in the conflict, as the group still holds large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Kurdish people celebrate the declared victory over ISIS for control of Kobani near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesKurdish attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesKurdish people celebrate the declared victory over ISIS for control of Kobani near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesKurdish people attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesKurdish women attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesA man holds up a scarf at a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesSyrian Kurdish women sit with their children near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesA Kurdish woman stands near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
