Xalid, an Asayish guard, holds his phone with a background of Abdullah Ocalan, during a drive from Qamishli to Kobane in Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. The Asayish are the Internal Security Forces
Xalid, an Asayish guard, holds his phone with a background of Abdullah Ocalan, during a drive from Qamishli to Kobane in Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. The Asayish are the Internal Security Forces
An Asayish gun with 'YPG' etched into the wooden hand guard, in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. Many Asayish fought alongside the YPG against the Islamic State (IS). © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish gun with 'YPG' etched into the wooden hand guard, in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. Many Asayish fought alongside the YPG against the Islamic State (IS). © Beth LaBerge
 Oil fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Oil fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A family crosses the Tigris River from Northern Syria to Iraqi Kurdistan at the Semalka border crossing on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A family crosses the Tigris River from Northern Syria to Iraqi Kurdistan at the Semalka border crossing on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A temporary bridge is constructed over the Tigris River connecting Northern Syria with Iraqi Kurdistan on June 18, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A temporary bridge is constructed over the Tigris River connecting Northern Syria with Iraqi Kurdistan on June 18, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Children ask for water on the road in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children ask for water on the road in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 An Asayish guard at a stop along the route from Qamishli to Kobane on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish guard at a stop along the route from Qamishli to Kobane on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Fires burn in wheat fields in Qamishli, Northern Syria as seen from the rooftop of Rojava University on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields in Qamishli, Northern Syria as seen from the rooftop of Rojava University on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Xalid, a member of the Asayish, at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
Xalid, a member of the Asayish, at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
 Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, which houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State. © Beth LaBerge
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, which houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State. © Beth LaBerge
 A grave of a young child at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
A grave of a young child at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
 Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
 A woman at a memorial for a fallen comrade at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
A woman at a memorial for a fallen comrade at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
 The Northern Syrian side of the border wall between Syria and Turkey, near Qamishli on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
The Northern Syrian side of the border wall between Syria and Turkey, near Qamishli on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Leyla Ahmi, an instructor at Rojava University in Qamishli, on a bus outside of Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Leyla Ahmi, an instructor at Rojava University in Qamishli, on a bus outside of Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Laundry hangs to dry in an area of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is deliberately left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
Laundry hangs to dry in an area of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is deliberately left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
 An area of Kobani, Northern Syria called The Museum, which was the site of the Siege of Kobani.
An area of Kobani, Northern Syria called The Museum, which was the site of the Siege of Kobani.
 The interior of a truck in an area in the city of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
The interior of a truck in an area in the city of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
 A destroyed building in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
A destroyed building in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
Graffiti which says, "I am lost in the deepness of your eyes," in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum. Rubble is left in this area as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
Graffiti which says, "I am lost in the deepness of your eyes," in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum. Rubble is left in this area as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
Diyar Mustafa talks with a young girl in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum which was the site of the siege of Kobane.
Diyar Mustafa talks with a young girl in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum which was the site of the siege of Kobane.
 An area in the city of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
An area in the city of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
Luqman Guldivê gives a lecture at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Luqman Guldivê gives a lecture at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 An art opening at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An art opening at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Students at Rojava University perform a traditional dance in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Students at Rojava University perform a traditional dance in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 The Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
The Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Anwar Delef outside of the Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Delef outside of the Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A house near Amuda, Northern Syria, on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A house near Amuda, Northern Syria, on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A door celebrates the YPJ at the Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A door celebrates the YPJ at the Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Members of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Members of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A Women's Protection Units (YPJ) patch sewn on a uniform of a YPJ member near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Women's Protection Units (YPJ) patch sewn on a uniform of a YPJ member near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A YPG memorial to martyrs near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A YPG memorial to martyrs near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A man fills a pickup truck with bags of grain in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man fills a pickup truck with bags of grain in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Portrait of Leyla Ahmi outside of Amuda, in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Portrait of Leyla Ahmi outside of Amuda, in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A man prepares meat at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man prepares meat at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A child sits inside of a shop at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A child sits inside of a shop at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A falcon tied outside of Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A falcon tied outside of Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A Family Council building displays photos of those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Family Council building displays photos of those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Family members of a martyr visit a memorial commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Family members of a martyr visit a memorial commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Oil pumps behind wheat fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Oil pumps behind wheat fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
 Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
 Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
 Vehicles enters the city of Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Vehicles enters the city of Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Speakers at the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
Speakers at the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
The Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
The Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
 Children play on the entrance gate of Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children play on the entrance gate of Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Mizgin at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Mizgin at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Children play at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children play at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Zozan Sima at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Zozan Sima at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A schoolhouse at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A schoolhouse at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 A man in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 New home construction next to a home destroyed in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
New home construction next to a home destroyed in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Meeting with Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobanê, Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Meeting with Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobanê, Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobani, Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobani, Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
 Sunset from Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Sunset from Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Xalid, an Asayish guard, holds his phone with a background of Abdullah Ocalan, during a drive from Qamishli to Kobane in Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. The Asayish are the Internal Security Forces
Xalid, an Asayish guard, holds his phone with a background of Abdullah Ocalan, during a drive from Qamishli to Kobane in Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. The Asayish are the Internal Security Forces of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, known as Rojava. © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish gun with 'YPG' etched into the wooden hand guard, in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. Many Asayish fought alongside the YPG against the Islamic State (IS). © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish gun with 'YPG' etched into the wooden hand guard, in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. Many Asayish fought alongside the YPG against the Islamic State (IS). © Beth LaBerge
Oil fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Oil fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A family crosses the Tigris River from Northern Syria to Iraqi Kurdistan at the Semalka border crossing on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A family crosses the Tigris River from Northern Syria to Iraqi Kurdistan at the Semalka border crossing on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A temporary bridge is constructed over the Tigris River connecting Northern Syria with Iraqi Kurdistan on June 18, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A temporary bridge is constructed over the Tigris River connecting Northern Syria with Iraqi Kurdistan on June 18, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children ask for water on the road in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children ask for water on the road in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish guard at a stop along the route from Qamishli to Kobane on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An Asayish guard at a stop along the route from Qamishli to Kobane on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields in Qamishli, Northern Syria as seen from the rooftop of Rojava University on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields in Qamishli, Northern Syria as seen from the rooftop of Rojava University on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Xalid, a member of the Asayish, at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
Xalid, a member of the Asayish, at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.Xalid, a member of the Asayish, at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019. The cemetery houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against Daesh (Islamic State) militants in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The Kurdish-led forces say they lost at least 11,000 while fighting the Islamic State. © Beth LaBerge
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, which houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State. © Beth LaBerge
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, which houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State. © Beth LaBerge
A grave of a young child at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
A grave of a young child at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.The cemetery houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State (IS) in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. © Beth LaBerge
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.
Rows of graves at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani on June 11, 2019.The cemetery houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against Islamic State (IS) in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. © Beth LaBerge
A woman at a memorial for a fallen comrade at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.
A woman at a memorial for a fallen comrade at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019.The cemetery houses the remains of civilians and fighters who lost their lives in the battle against the Islamic State in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The Kurdish-led forces that fought the Islamic State say that they lost at least 11,000 in the battle. © Beth LaBerge
The Northern Syrian side of the border wall between Syria and Turkey, near Qamishli on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
The Northern Syrian side of the border wall between Syria and Turkey, near Qamishli on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Leyla Ahmi, an instructor at Rojava University in Qamishli, on a bus outside of Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Leyla Ahmi, an instructor at Rojava University in Qamishli, on a bus outside of Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Laundry hangs to dry in an area of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is deliberately left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
Laundry hangs to dry in an area of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is deliberately left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
An area of Kobani, Northern Syria called The Museum, which was the site of the Siege of Kobani.
An area of Kobani, Northern Syria called The Museum, which was the site of the Siege of Kobani.The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
The interior of a truck in an area in the city of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
The interior of a truck in an area in the city of Kobani, Northern Syria, called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
A destroyed building in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani.
A destroyed building in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobani. The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
Graffiti which says, "I am lost in the deepness of your eyes," in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum. Rubble is left in this area as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
Graffiti which says, "I am lost in the deepness of your eyes," in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum. Rubble is left in this area as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane. The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
Diyar Mustafa talks with a young girl in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum which was the site of the siege of Kobane.
Diyar Mustafa talks with a young girl in an area of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum which was the site of the siege of Kobane.The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
An area in the city of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane.
An area in the city of Kobane, Northern Syria called The Museum where rubble is left as a reminder of the Siege of Kobane. The siege by the Islamic State (IS) lasted from September 2014 to January 2015 and destroyed much of the city. © Beth LaBerge
Luqman Guldivê gives a lecture at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Luqman Guldivê gives a lecture at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 16, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An art opening at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
An art opening at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBergeAn art opening at Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Students at Rojava University perform a traditional dance in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Students at Rojava University perform a traditional dance in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBergeStudents at Rojava University perform a traditional dance in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
The Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
The Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Delef outside of the Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Delef outside of the Yazidi House (Mala Êzidiyan Li Herêma Cezîrê) near Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A house near Amuda, Northern Syria, on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A house near Amuda, Northern Syria, on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A door celebrates the YPJ at the Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A door celebrates the YPJ at the Akademiya Sehîd Rizgar Wan, a Veteran's home for injured YPG and YPJ, near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Members of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Members of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Women's Protection Units (YPJ) patch sewn on a uniform of a YPJ member near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Women's Protection Units (YPJ) patch sewn on a uniform of a YPJ member near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A YPG memorial to martyrs near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A YPG memorial to martyrs near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man fills a pickup truck with bags of grain in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man fills a pickup truck with bags of grain in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Portrait of Leyla Ahmi outside of Amuda, in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Portrait of Leyla Ahmi outside of Amuda, in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on June 10, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Fires burn in wheat fields near Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man prepares meat at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man prepares meat at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A child sits inside of a shop at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A child sits inside of a shop at Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A falcon tied outside of Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A falcon tied outside of Astraht Berxwedan Azadiya restaurant in Northern Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Family Council building displays photos of those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A Family Council building displays photos of those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Photos line the walls commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) inside a family council building in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Family members of a martyr visit a memorial commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Family members of a martyr visit a memorial commemorating those who died in the fight against the Islamic State in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Oil pumps behind wheat fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Oil pumps behind wheat fields in Northern Syria on June 15, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Traditional Kurdish dancers outside of Rojava University in Qamishli on June 16, 2019. Wheatfields burned nearby the university. © Beth LaBerge
Vehicles enters the city of Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Vehicles enters the city of Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 9, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Speakers at the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
Speakers at the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019. The congress includes women's representatives from all peoples of the region. Banners around the hall read slogans like, "The union of free women is the guarantee of democratic Syria." © Beth LaBerge
The Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.
The Northern and Eastern Syrian Women's Assembly holds a congress in Amuda, Syria on June 14, 2019.The congress includes women's representatives from all peoples of the region. Banners around the hall read slogans like, "The union of free women is the guarantee of democratic Syria." © Beth LaBerge
Children play on the entrance gate of Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children play on the entrance gate of Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Mizgin at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Mizgin at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children play at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Children play at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Zozan Sima at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Zozan Sima at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A schoolhouse at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A schoolhouse at Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Jinwar, a village for women and children, in the autonomous region of Northern Syria on June 14, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
A man in Kobani, Northern Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
New home construction next to a home destroyed in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
New home construction next to a home destroyed in Kobani, Northern Syria, on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Meeting with Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobanê, Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Meeting with Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobanê, Syria on June 12, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobani, Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Anwar Muslim, co-chair on the Executive Council of Kobani Canton, in Kobani, Syria on June 11, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Sunset from Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
Sunset from Rojava University in Qamishli, Northern Syria on June 17, 2019. © Beth LaBerge
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