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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
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Kurdish attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
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Kurdish 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 Images
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Kurdish people attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
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Kurdish women attend a celebration rally near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
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A 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 Images
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Syrian Kurdish women sit with their children near the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Jan. 27, 2015.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
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A Kurdish woman stands 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.
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