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Fighting rages in city devastated by war
Fighting rages in city devastated by war —
"Every time you open your eyes in Kobani, you see the damage," writes CNN's Nick Paton Walsh. "There are people still there, but it is hard to gauge how many."
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Fighting rages in city devastated by war —
"To the city's east, is the most hotly contested front line," Walsh says. "We are led there by Meedya Raqqa, the pseudonym of a 22- year-old Kurdish female fighter."
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Fighting rages in city devastated by war —
"Amid all the machismo war usually generates, it is jarring to see the defense of this city performed by women in their early 20s. They are very emotionally in touch with each other, often hugging. The polar opposite of ISIS's worldview."
Nick Paton Walsh/CNN
Fighting rages in city devastated by war —
"It is hard to know what will be left to celebrate once the fighting ends but... the intensity of the battle remains clear."