Kurdish female soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces take a break from frontline action at a forward operating base on November 10, 2015 near...
Kurdish female troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in a forward operating base overlooking the frontline on November 10, 2015 near the...
Kurdish commanders from the Syrian Democratic Forces coordinate frontline troop movements with the help of a tablet on November 10, 2015 near the...
Villagers return home after troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces, retook a town on November 11, 2015 near...
An airstrike by a U.S. Led coaltion warplane explodes on an ISIL position on November 10, 2015 near the town of Hole, Rojava, Syria. Troops from the...
Local residents speak with a Kurdish soldier while an oil well burns in the distance on November 10, 2015 near the ISIL-held town of Hole in the...
Kurdish female soldier from the Syrian Democratic Forces rests from frontline action at a forward operating base on November 10, 2015 near the...
Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces prepare to head to the frontline on November 10, 2015 near the ISIL-held town of Hole in the autonomous...
Kurdish female troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces speak in a forward operating base overlooking the frontline on November 10, 2015 near the...
Rojava soldier helps villagers return home after troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces, retook a town on...
Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces head towards the frontline on November 9, 2015 near the ISIL-held town of Hole in the autonomous region of...
Soldier wraps his headscarf as oil wells burn on November 11, 2015 near Hasaka, in the autonomous region of Rojava, Syria. Troops from the Syrian...
International volunteers, including for British infantryman Tony Ginnings , and a former Norwegian soldier , rest near the frontline with ISIL on...
Soldier from the Syrian Democratic Forces takes cover on the frontline with ISIL on November 11, 2015 near Hasaka, in the autonomous region of...
Former refugees unload new household belongings after crossing the Tigris River from Iraq while returning to their homeland of Rojava, Syria on...
Family members and comrades march in a funeral procession for of eight members of the People's Protection Units , on November 8, 2015 in Derek,...
Funeral procession carries eight members of the People's Protection Units , to a martyrs' cemetery on November 8, 2015 in Derek, Rojava, Syria. Seven...
Family members and comrades attend the funeral of eight members of the People's Protection Units , that were buried in a martyrs' cemetery on...
Oil rigs sits on a hillside on November 14, 2015 near Derek, in Rojava, Syria. Rojava is pumping the oil and then crudely refining into diesel fuel...
An oil rig sits on a hillside on November 14, 2015 near Derek, in Rojava, Syria. Rojava is pumping the oil and then crudely refining into diesel fuel...
Worker passes the steaming dregs of oil refined into diesel fuel on November 14, 2015 near Derek, in Rojava, Syria. The predominantly Kurdish...
Shepherd tends his flock near an oil rig on November 14, 2015 near Derek, in Rojava, Syria. Rojava is pumping the oil and then crudely refining into...
Bride and groom dance with guests at a Christian wedding on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. Weddings take place almost every...
Bride and groom and his brother dance with guests at a Christian wedding on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. Weddings take...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, northern Syria. With...
University professor Mahmoud Kali teaches ideological principals during a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. Portraits of...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
University professor Mahmoud Kali teaches ideological principals during a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House under a portrait of PKK...
University professor Mahmoud Kali teaches ideological principals during a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in...
Residents take a break from a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take notes during a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. With the...
Residents take part in a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. Portraits of...
Residents attend a commune meeting at a Mala Gel or People's House on November 13, 2015 in Derek, in autonomous Rojava, Syria. Portraits of Kurdish...
Shopkeeper closes for lunch at a bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has...
Soldier stands guard in an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has...
People shop in an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has improved...
Boy reaches for toys in a bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has improved...
People shop in an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has improved...
Soldier stands guard at a meat market in an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in...
Woman shops for clothing in an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in northern Syria has...
Couple shops for disposable diapers at an outdoor bazaar on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. The autonomous Rojava government in...
Students sing the Rojava anthem at a public elementary school on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and...
Children flash the victory sign after singing the Rojava anthem at a public elementary school on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria....
Broken desks sit in a classroom at a public elementary school on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. Although funds are short for school...
Students play during recess at a public elementary school on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and...
Girls raises her hand during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes against ISIS in...
Children listen during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes against ISIS in the...
Girl writes the English alphabet during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes...
Girls raises her hand during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes against ISIS in...
Teacher reads from a Kurdish textbook on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes against ISIS...
Children listen during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes against ISIS in the...
Girl writes the English alphabet during class on November 12, 2015 in Qamishli, Rojava, Syria. With the fall of the Syrian regime and successes...
Family member pays her respects in a martyrs' cemetery for soldiers from the People's Protection Units , killed fighting ISIL on November 12, 2015 in...
Boy kisses a photo of his father at a martyrs' cemetery for soldiers from the People's Protection Units , killed fighting ISIL on November 12, 2015...
Family members pay their respects in a martyrs' cemetery for soldiers from the People's Protection Units , killed fighting ISIL on November 12, 2015...