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Kobane: The Aftermath

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Lorenzo Meloni The aftermath of an airstrike on a building occupied by Islamic State. Kobane, Syria. August 8, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A woman walking on the rubble of her destroyed house. Kobane, Syria. August 6, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A woman trying to recover some blankets from her destroyed house. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A garden destroyed by the fighting. Kobane, Syria. January, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A young boy working as a blacksmith. Kobane, Syria. August 8, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni Hevshin Kobani (21, female), YPJ fighter, along with her unit on the western front. Kobane, Syria. February, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni Mother and daughter are hospitalized due to wounds caused by the falling rubble in their home. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A family stands on what is left of their home. Kobane, Syria. August 6, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A family stands in front of their destroyed house. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A view of Azadi Square (Freedom Square), the main square in the city. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A family is waiting inside the civilian hospital of Al Alam. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni Arin with her twin sons. She returned to Kobane four months ago. Kobane, Syria. August 7, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A destroyed archive inside a school. Kobane, Syria. August 9, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A shop destroyed during the war. Kobane, Syria. January, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni Sarrin area. A house used as a base for foreign fighters supporting YPG, originally from US, Germany, UK and Denmark. Kobane, Syria. August 9, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni A group of fighters move out from the city to fight in the villages around the city of Kobane. Kolmat Village, Kobane, Syria. January, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni Sarrin Area. A fighter from YPG taking a bath in the river Euprathes, last position held from YPG. Kobane, Syria. August 9, 2015. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos