Twelve Days in Kobane, Where Syrian Kurds Are Under Attack by Turkey
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey and its militias have cut off the Kurdish city of Kobane from the rest of Syria.
Patrick Hilsman
Patrick Hilsman is a researcher and reporter focused on arms trafficking, refugee issues, the Syrian conflict, and drug policy. He was previously an editor at The Influence and his work has appeared in Quartz, Alternet, Vice News, the Daily Beast, the Christian Science Monitor, and Syria Deeply. He is the co-author, along with Chris Russell, of the forthcoming graphic novel "Farewell Homeland."
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