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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Look: The Sheer Barbarity Of ISIS Is Revealed In These 12 Jaw-Dropping Satellite Photos

...the photos demonstrate the toll on the civilian population.

James Beattie — October 22, 2014

New images of a Syrian border town reflect the burden on civilians as Islamic State (ISIS) militants have moved in on the town.
Two sets of photos show the Syrian town of Kobani, located right near the Turkish border, just before ISIS militants moved in and then after. Kurdish forces are fighting against ISIS along with American-led coalition airstrikes, preventing the capture of the town, but the photos demonstrate the toll on the civilian population.

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The photos were released last week by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, as first reported by Mashable. The ‘before’ pictures are from September 6, and the ‘after’ pictures are from October 15.