The total devasation seemed to never end.


It was very sobering to think of the extreme losses that the city had suffered, both in terms of lives and material destruction.


In total, ~70% of Kobanî city was destroyed during the battle with ISIS.


Kids.


We then drove to the north of Kobanî. On the horizon is the Turkish border, with a large Turkish flag in the distance. Turkey enforces a virtual trade embargo with Kobanî, and the border is only opened two days a week to let Syrian refugees return from Turkey.