Women fleeing from ISIS cannot wait to rip of their black abayas as they make it out of the territory controlled by extremists. They cannot wait to be freed of the dark clothing they are obliged to cover themselves with.
A Kurdish woman reveals a brightly colored dress under her abaya.

Freelance journalist Jack Shahine, free from her ISIS-imposed dress code.
Women fleeing ISIS areas throwing their black abayes when reaching YPG checkpoints. via @jackshahine #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/YWnLuW2FeV
— A Dunon (@ArjDnn) June 4, 2015
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