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Battle Of Kobane Has Reduced The City To Rubble And Unexploded Bombs
The Kurdish Defenders of Kobane call their city "Stalingrad". The streets are rubble filled, shattered glass covers the ground everywhere, and shards of metal and shrapnel cover the ground. Most houses are reduced to their frames and unexploded bombs fill the streets. In this ruined city the survivors must deal with small arms fire, rockets, explosives and extremely violent allied air attacks. To move about one must go through holes knocked in walls between buildings or under sheets strung over open spaces to obstruct the view of snipers. In the rubble small infiltration groups fighting building to building conduct the war. For the ISIS forces after a summer of lightening fast offensives this kind of combat must have the full psychological shock of a Stalingrad. The Kurdish defenders have turned Kobane into the Stalingrad for the Islamic State, grinding their ideological arrogance into the dust and broken glass in a heroic city at the hands of a people who will not surrender. (Photo by Gail Orenstein/NurPhoto)
Photo Details
| Photo ID | #384339 |
|---|---|
| Date Taken | |
| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | Gail Orenstein/NurPhoto |
| Category | Unrest, Conflicts and War |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Gail Orenstein/NurPhoto |
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December 30
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