Syrian Town Struggles to Cope Alone After Key Victory Over ISIS

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces visit the graves of their late comrades at a cemetery for those fighters killed during fightings with ISIS terrorists in Kobani, Syria October 11, 2017. Picture taken October 11, 2017. Reuters/Erik De Castro

KOBANI, Syria—Almost three years after Kurdish fighters defeated the ISIS terrorist group in the Syrian town of Kobani, residents still mourn the dead and feel abandoned by their foreign allies as they struggle to rebuild.

ISIS’s defeat in predominately Kurdish Kobani in early 2015 helped turn the tide against the ultra-militant group and marked the start of a more open U.S. military relationship with the Kurdish YPG militia.