Local residents speak with a Kurdish soldier while an oil well burns in the distance on November 10, 2015 near the ISIL-held town of Hole in the autonomous region of Rojava, Syria. Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab units, are attacking ISIL extremists in the area near the Iraqi border. The predominantly Kurdish region of Rojava in northern Syria has become a bulwark against the Islamic State. Their armed forces, with the aid of U.S. airstrikes and weapons, have been battling ISIL, who had earlier captured much of the region from the Syrian regime.
{"Image ImageDescription": "HOLE, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 10:  Local residents speak with a Kurdish soldier while an oil well burns in the distance on November 10, 2015 near the ISIL-held town of Hole in the autonomous region of Rojava, Syria. Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab units, are attacking ISIL extremists in the area near the Iraqi border. The predominantly Kurdish region of Rojava in northern Syria has become a bulwark against the Islamic State. Their armed forces, with the aid of U.S. airstrikes and weapons, have been battling ISIL, who had earlier captured much of the region from the Syrian regime.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2015 Getty Images"}