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Erbil, Kurdistan.
I can’t call it Iraq.
These people are fighting for their rights. They just want to live in peace. You don’t truly know the beauty of a place until you have gone there and immersed yourself in it’s culture. Never have I felt such hospitality in my life. It was such an overwhelming feeling to be surrounded by such love and care. I had the most amazing students and I met some people I will never forget. I truly pray for their safety, happiness, and most of all independence.
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A Kurdish Yazidi girl who fled with her family from Sinjar looks toward the camera inside a building under construction where she is taking shelter on the outskirts of Dohuk, Kurdistan.
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All-women battalion ready to fight jihadists terrorizing Iraq
Hundreds of Kurdish mothers, sisters and daughters have taken up arms and devoted their lives to protecting Iraq’s Kurdish population against the threat of the Islamic State.
Known as the women peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion, the group is made up of 550 female fighters led by Col. Nahida Ahmad Rashid, Barcroft reports.
The soldiers have not yet faced the Islamic State since the terrorists seized control of towns in Kurdistan, but the group has carried out in-depth exercises in the scorching heat of Sulaymaniyah to prepare themselves for battle.
“It’s an honor to be part of a modern Muslim country that allows women to defend the homeland,” said an unidentified mother who has been a soldier since the battalion’s creation in 1996.
“We enjoy the same treatment as male fighters do as required by law.”
But that hasn’t stopped the women from living their everyday lives in their homes.
“We also have to take care of our personal responsibilities and households, so I would say it is more difficult to be a female peshmerga,” the soldier mom added.
For one mother who already has a 5-year-old daughter, even pregnancy can’t stand in her way.
“This is my duty, no matter if I am bearing a child or not,” the four-months-pregnant woman said. “If I am called to the front lines, I will go.”
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“She speaks more languages than anyone in the family. Because she plays with all the children in the street.” (Erbil, Iraq)
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kurdish women peshmergas are ISIS's worst nightmare because they believe if they are killed by a woman they're going to be denied entry into heaven
amazing. god bless us kurdish women :) we’re keeping the afterlife clean.
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Kurdish Peshmerga forces stand guard near the town of Makhmur
Kurdish Peshmerga forces stand guard near the town of Makhmur, south of Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan after Islamic State (IS) insurgents withdrew
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kurdish fighters from eastern kurdistan of the kdp-i peshmerga group.
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14 Beautiful Photos Of Erbil, The Capital Of Iraqi Kurdistan That ISIS Is Targeting
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#Armana #kurdishdress #kurdishclothes #kurdishfashion #kurdistan #hawler #slemani #amed #mahabad #duhok #kurdish #fashion #styles #culture
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Life is unfair. You put someone first who puts you second. You study your ass off for a final only to get a C. You give 110% to someone in a relationship who only gives 40%. You’re there for a best friend at 3:00am and the next day they don’t pick up their phone. It seems like you’re giving everyone everything and they’re just walking away with it.
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A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
Dave Barry (via timmysenpai)
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Peshmerga Force in Kirkuk
Kirkuk is entirely in Kurdish control!
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