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Victory in Kobani will be hard to replicate

The defeat of Islamic State forces in the Syrian city of Kobani may be difficult to replicate quickly in other parts of Syria and Iraq, where ground forces are too weak to repel the militants.

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Victory in Kobani will be hard to replicate

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  1. Victory in Kobani will be hard to replicate

  2. A Kurdish fighter stands in front of a destroyed vehicle in Kobani. Islamic State forces withdrew from the city after four months of vicious street fighting and massive allied airstrikes. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European Pressphoto Agency)

  3. A Kurdish soldier drives a makeshift armored vehicle. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European Pressphoto Agency)

  4. A neighborhood was destroyed during the battle. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images)

  5. A member of Syrian Kurdish People's Defense Units walks through rubble on a street in Kobani, Syria, on Jan. 28, 2015. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European

  6. A Kurdish soldier passes a destroyed building. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European Pressphoto Agency)

  7. Kurdish troops drive through the center of the town. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images)

  8. Pictures still hang on a wall in a destroyed building. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European Pressphoto Agency)

  9. A Kurdish fighter drives a pickup truck outfitted with a heavy automatic weapon. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images)

  10. A member of the Syrian Kurdish People's Defense Unit walks through a destroyed neighborhood. (Photo: Sedat Suna, European Pressphoto Agency)

  11. Kurdish fighters work on a vehicle-mounted weapon. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images)

  12. A Kurdish man talks on a radio as he checks the eastern section of Kobani. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images)

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