A Kurdish boy going through some books left in a destroyed building in Azadi square. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
A group of YPJ and YPG fighters carry the coffins of Kurdish fighters who were killed during clashes with IS on the eastern frontline of Kobane. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
At a cemetery in Kobane in April 14, families and friends mourn around the grave of Ageri, a Kurdish female fighter who was killed during clashes with IS. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
Serda, a YPJ fighter, with a YPG fighter in Baghdak village, located between Aleppo and Raqqa. After the liberation of Kobane, the YPG and YPJ fighters advanced across areas of countryside, taking over 160 villages. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
YPJ members mourn for Ageri, a fellow fighter who was killed during clashes with IS. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
Roonahit, a YPJ fighter, prepares a meal in Baghdak village. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
A group of YPG and YPJ fighters dance in Baghdak village. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
A new YPJ fighter writes her diary at night in Baghdak. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
The remains of a skull of an IS fighter on the back of a truck. After the liberation of Kobane, a committee was formed to oversee the clean-up operation in the war-ravaged town. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.
A YPJ fighter looks over the wreckage left by fighting. Photo by Maryam Ashrafi.