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Surprising Things I Learned as a Woman Fighting ISIS
Kimberley Taylor is the first British woman to go and fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces in Syria. Read part one of her exclusive three-part diary here.
What it's like to leave Canada and fight ISIS
These Canadians left to join the Kurdish militias fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Canadian government doesn't recognize them.
On the Front Lines with International Volunteers Fighting ISIS in Syria
VICE Germany heads to Syria to meet the foreigners who left their homes and families to join the Kurdish ground troops in the fight against the Islamic State.
Exclusive: Watch a Canadian Teen Reunite With Family After Fighting the Islamic State
A truck bomb left 19-year-old Shaelynn Jabs deaf in one ear a month after her German mentor was killed in action.
Australia Is Ready To Deport a Canadian Who Fought Against the Islamic State
Robert Somerville is sitting in a high-security Australian detention center, waiting for his 17-hour flight back to Canada. He's found out first-hand that Australia has little tolerance for foreign fighters of any kind.
Canadians Fighting the Islamic State Could Face Terror Charges for Helping the Kurds
A new report accuses the Kurds of sectarian violence, while an intelligence assessment says Ottawa should vet whether its citizens are fighting with the PKK.
We Spoke to the Former Model Who Joined the Kurdish Fight Against ISIS
Hanna Bohman, a.k.a. Tiger Sun, returned to the war recently, saying she couldn't imagine returning to her real job.
What We Learned While Embedded With Kurdish Forces Clearing the Islamic State From Hasakah
VICE News was in the Syrian city of Hasakah, as the final clean-up operation to remove Islamic State fighters got underway, and we were taken on a grim tour of demolished houses and rotting jihadists.
In Photos: Grief, Pride, and Hope in the Ruins of Kobane
The border town of Kobane is a powerful symbol of Kurdish resistance against the Islamic State. Its residents, who fled in their thousands last year, are returning with the hope of rebuilding their lives.
'It Was Kind of Like Seeking Redemption': First Western Woman to Fight Against the Islamic State Is Home
Gill Rosenberg, a native of British Columbia and a former Israeli Defense Force soldier, returned to Jerusalem this week. Doing "something good for a change" had compelled her to fight.
The Colorful, Nationalistic Drawings of Kurdish Kids Fleeing the Islamic State
While photographing refugee camps along the Syrian-Turkish border, Olivia Kortas spent time with the children who were forced to flee their hometown of Kobane.
Video Shows Kurds Blasting Islamic State Targets with Gunfire, Rocket Launchers in Weekend Advance
YPG fighters made advances in Kobane Sunday, further positioning Kurdish forces to seize more contested territory in the Syrian town.