After Kobani, where is Islamic State's next target?
The besieged strategic Kurdish town of Hasakah, swollen by an influx of refugees and barrel-bombed by Syrian regime forces, is coming under fire from the Islamic State.
![SYRIA-CRISIS/ Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members organise a funeral for members who died during recent clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in al-Hasakah, activists said May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTR3QNP1](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/01/RTR3QNP1.jpg/RTR3QNP1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=mPnYCTvK)
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