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At a funeral procession YPJ soldiers carry the casket of fellow female soldier, Evrim, who died in combat while fighting IS; in Derek City, Roshava, Syria on August 18, 2014. Rojava experiences several funerals a month due to the recent intense fighting conditions with IS in the region – about 24 YPG / YPJ soldiers were buried during the month of August in the cememtery pictured here. Family members consider it an enormous honor when their children are killed in combat, calling the soldiers “Sehid” which means “marytr” in Kurdish. A popular saying among the YPG / YPJ community is "Sehid na merin" which means “the martyr will never die”. (Photo by Erin Trieb/NBC News)
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