The Bitter Taste of Victory: Integration Efforts in Kobane, Syria The Syrian government's push to integrate Kurdish majority areas like Kobane has been underway for months.
But what does this mean for the region and its people? A complex web of competing interests and power struggles is unfolding in northern Syria.
Kobane, once a symbol of resistance against the Islamic State (IS), now finds itself at the forefront of the Syrian government's bid to assert control over Kurdish majority areas.