The eyes are scratched off of the pictures of little kids in a closet inside a former ISIS base.
The eyes are scratched off of the pictures of little kids in a closet inside a former ISIS base.
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On a road that runs parallel to the Turkish border, the carcasses of ISIS vehicles lay where they were hit by coalition airstrikes.
On a road that runs parallel to the Turkish border, the carcasses of ISIS vehicles lay where they were hit by coalition airstrikes.
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A rough map of the area near Tal Abyad is scrawled onto a wall in a former ISIS building. <br /><br /><br />
A rough map of the area near Tal Abyad is scrawled onto a wall in a former ISIS building.


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A Kurdish police officer looks around a former ISIS base.
A Kurdish police officer looks around a former ISIS base.
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The wreckage of a bombed out ISIS vehicle near Mabrouka.
The wreckage of a bombed out ISIS vehicle near Mabrouka.
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Target practice: Crosshairs are spray-painted on the walls of a former ISIS base near Mabrouka.
Target practice: Crosshairs are spray-painted on the walls of a former ISIS base near Mabrouka.
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The remains of a bombed-out ISIS armored vehicle, adorned with a verse from the Quran.
The remains of a bombed-out ISIS armored vehicle, adorned with a verse from the Quran.
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A tracked ISIS armored vehicle sits where it was bombed by the coalition airstrikes.
A tracked ISIS armored vehicle sits where it was bombed by the coalition airstrikes.
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The remains of an ISIS armored vehicle, lies useless after being bombed by the coalition airstrikes.
The remains of an ISIS armored vehicle, lies useless after being bombed by the coalition airstrikes.
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82 mm mortar rounds found in the back of a mosque in Tal Abyad. ISIS used the Osama bin Laden mosque in the border town for munitions storage. The YPG is clearing the weapons out of the building.
82 mm mortar rounds found in the back of a mosque in Tal Abyad. ISIS used the Osama bin Laden mosque in the border town for munitions storage. The YPG is clearing the weapons out of the building.
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Stacked mortar rounds sit in the back of a flat-bed truck, ready to be moved.
Stacked mortar rounds sit in the back of a flat-bed truck, ready to be moved.
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ISIS detonator caps, part of the cache of explosives and weapons discovered by Kurdish troops in Tal Abyad.
ISIS detonator caps, part of the cache of explosives and weapons discovered by Kurdish troops in Tal Abyad.
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A YPG soldier looks through bags of sticky white powder, a low grade explosive that can be used to make car bombs.
A YPG soldier looks through bags of sticky white powder, a low grade explosive that can be used to make car bombs.
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An ISIS security office in Tal Abyad, featuring the feared and hated ISIS flag painted on the walls.
An ISIS security office in Tal Abyad, featuring the feared and hated ISIS flag painted on the walls.
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