AdvertisementUnderstanding The Kurds' Different Roles In Different ConflictsOctober 21, 2014NPR StafffacebookEmailSyrian Kurdish fighter Delkhwaz Sheikh Ahmad, 22, sits with his wife Siham, 23, and their two sons, Dilyar and Ibrahim, at his brother's house on the Turkey-Syria border on Friday. He was preparing to leave for Kobani, Syria, to rejoin the fighting against the Islamic State. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)