On Syria's front line against ISIS
The view from the barge, toward the Syrian side of the Tigris River, as CBS News' crew leaves Iraq, Sept. 27, 2014.
Meeting the militia
Kurdish militia members gather in the town of Mahmoodin, in northern Syria.
Kurdish commander
CBS News' Holly Williams walks with Omran Hussein, commander of a small band of Kurdish forces battling ISIS, in Mahmoodin, northern Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.
Eyeing the front line
CBS News producer Erin Lyall, at right, points her camera toward positions held by ISIS about a mile away, from a protected position in the town of Mahmoodin, northern Syria.
Vantage point
CBS News producer Erin Lyall points her camera over a wall at positions held by ISIS about a mile away, in the town of Mahmoodin, northern Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.
CBS News team
From left, CBS News cameraman Abdi Cadani, producer Erin Lyall and correspondent H0lly Williams in the northern Syrian town of Mahmoodin, Sept. 27, 2014.
Run for cover
CBS News cameraman Abdi Cadani ducks and moves back from a position just one mile from ISIS fighters, as incoming fire forces a retreat, in Mahmoodin, Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.
Hit the deck
Incoming fire from ISIS fighters, during clashes with Kurdish militia members in the northern Syrian town of Mahmoodin, forces CBS News correspondent Holly Williams to take cover, Sept. 27, 2014.
Leaving the front line
A shot from the car window shows a highway sign indicating the distance to Aleppo, a battle-scarred front-line city which was once the thriving economic capital of the country and Syria's largest city, as the CBS News team heads away from the front line with ISIS in the north, Sept. 27, 2014.
Teenage life
Young female Kurdish militia members clean their weapons after clashes with ISIS fighters in Mahmoodin, northern Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.
Weapon maintenance
Kurdish militia member Akina Akin, 19, cleans her weapon after clashes with ISIS fighters in Mahmoodin, northern Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.
Shooting the shooters
CBS News cameraman Abdi Cadani shoots as Kurdish militia members clean their weapons after clashes with ISIS fighters in Mahmoodin, northern Syria, Sept. 27, 2014.