A Syrian man tends to his flock alongside the road after the area was recently liberated from ISIS by Syrian Democratic Forces outside of Kobane, Syria, Feb. 21, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell, CJTF-OIR)
A local female Manbij Military Council trainee fires a 7.62mm PK machine gun during marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The instruction is 20 days long to include basic rifle marksmanship, and squad leve
Local female Manbij Military Council trainees finish a day of marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The MMC is a multi-ethnic force that includes Kurds, Arabs, Christians, Turkmen, Yazidis and others. This
A U.S. Special Forces operator advises a Manbij Military Council female instructor as she helps a local female MMC trainee during marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. This is the first cycle of women to g
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
A man sells chicken as life begins to return to normal Feb. 23, 2017 in Manbij, Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell)
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria, Feb. 21, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell)
Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The blue patch is the logo of the MMC which protects Manbij. The MMC is a multi-ethnic force that includes Kurds, A
Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The instruction is 20 days long to include basic rifle marksmanship, and squad level weapons and movement technique
Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training Feb. 21, 2017, at Sanaa Training Center in Northwest Syria. The instruction is 20 days long to include basic rifle marksmanship, and squad level weapons and movement technique
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
Children attend schools for the first time in two years, civil services are returning to the city, and local businesses are thriving while the Manbij Military Council and local police provide security for the Syrian people as life begins to return t
A man fishes on the Euphrates River in northern Syria as life begins to return to normal Feb. 23, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell)
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