A Peshmerga prays at a front line position.
       
     
 Goats roam a Peshmerga base.
       
     
 A view from a front line position of traffic leaving Kurdish territory and heading into an Islamic State controlled area.
       
     
 Peshmerga during downtime at a base.
       
     
 Peshmerga have a morning wash at a base.
       
     
 A cook prepares breakfast for officers at a base.
       
     
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 An officer's escort sleeps in the heat of the day while he waits to move again.
       
     
 Peshmerga swim in an irrigation canal at a front line position.
       
     
 Peshmerga smoke, sing and play with their phones in the evening.
       
     
 Peshmerga prepare to go on patrol.
       
     
 Men slaughter a goat on a base.
       
     
 Officers eat an evening meal.
       
     
 Peshmerga pray before going to sleep.
       
     
 A soldier gestures to a friend during downtime.
       
     
 A junior officer kills time on his phone.
       
     
 Peshmerga observe Islamic State territory from a front line position.
       
     
 A Peshmerga prays at a front line position.
       
     

A Peshmerga prays at a front line position.

 Goats roam a Peshmerga base.
       
     

Goats roam a Peshmerga base.

 A view from a front line position of traffic leaving Kurdish territory and heading into an Islamic State controlled area.
       
     

A view from a front line position of traffic leaving Kurdish territory and heading into an Islamic State controlled area.

 Peshmerga during downtime at a base.
       
     

Peshmerga during downtime at a base.

 Peshmerga have a morning wash at a base.
       
     

Peshmerga have a morning wash at a base.

 A cook prepares breakfast for officers at a base.
       
     

A cook prepares breakfast for officers at a base.

JR_Peshmerga_gallery_07.JPG
       
     
 An officer's escort sleeps in the heat of the day while he waits to move again.
       
     

An officer's escort sleeps in the heat of the day while he waits to move again.

 Peshmerga swim in an irrigation canal at a front line position.
       
     

Peshmerga swim in an irrigation canal at a front line position.

 Peshmerga smoke, sing and play with their phones in the evening.
       
     

Peshmerga smoke, sing and play with their phones in the evening.

 Peshmerga prepare to go on patrol.
       
     

Peshmerga prepare to go on patrol.

 Men slaughter a goat on a base.
       
     

Men slaughter a goat on a base.

 Officers eat an evening meal.
       
     

Officers eat an evening meal.

 Peshmerga pray before going to sleep.
       
     

Peshmerga pray before going to sleep.

 A soldier gestures to a friend during downtime.
       
     

A soldier gestures to a friend during downtime.

 A junior officer kills time on his phone.
       
     

A junior officer kills time on his phone.

 Peshmerga observe Islamic State territory from a front line position.
       
     

Peshmerga observe Islamic State territory from a front line position.