In pictures: Aftermath of the Kobane siege

Volunteers in protective suits collect corpses and human remains from the ruins. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

An explosion has blown out mannequins from a shop’s window into Kobane’s main shopping street. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

Heavy fire tore open a large hole in a building. Most parts of the city has been destroyed beyond repair. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

Unexploded rockets, often hand-made, fired by the IS militants can be found all over the city. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

A relative is mourning the loss of a Kurdish fighter who was killed by a booby trap set up by IS militants before they left the city. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

Amongst the rubble of a house is a reminder of better times. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

Above Kobane: contrails of airplanes taking part in the fight against IS. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

A large sheet has been stretched between the houses to obstruct the view of snipers. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

The weapons of a pro-Kurdish unit lean against a wall next to the crutch of an injured fighter. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

A woman is waiting with her belongings in front of an official Turkish building in Suruç in order to receive a permit for crossing the border on her way back home. (MEE/ Sebastian Backhaus)

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