Kobane Before and After the Islamic State
These striking images show the damage and disruption caused by the fighting in Kobane. They were collected by UNOSAT's WorldView-2 satellite used to monitor natural disasters.
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The first images show the Northern part of Kobane. You can see several buildings have been destroyed or seriously damaged with a large crater visible on the left.
The second pair of images show the Syrian/Turkish border. Hundreds of vehicles can be seen clustered around the border crossing point and a section of ground prepared to hold them on the Turkish side.
You can see the creation of a large refugee camp on the Turkish side of the border to accommodate refugees fleeing Syria.
The eastern part of Kobane is damaged in the later image with craters and roadblocks visible.
Copyright 2014 DigitalGlobe. Produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
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