A journalist smuggled himself into the besieged battle zone of Kobani, Syria to get a first hand look at the destruction wrought on this small, but strategically important Syrian city.
Kobani, Syria
![The ruins of the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)](https://gdb.voanews.com/336B7CDF-F03C-42D7-A0C0-761DC7B7E848_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The ruins of the central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
![A war-damaged shop in the central marketplace, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6B11A0F8-220C-4BD7-9674-2631FC6F99F7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A war-damaged shop in the central marketplace, Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
![The central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)](https://gdb.voanews.com/FA64C692-C5CC-4708-AECD-D721FBD5516D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The central marketplace in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)
![A field commander from the People’s Protection Units in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)](https://gdb.voanews.com/921BCFB7-1637-40E2-BF9C-2FA15317F3F6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A field commander from the People’s Protection Units in Kobani, Syria, Oct. 22, 2014. (Shirwan Qasim / Transterra Media)