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Published Aug. 14, 2014, 1:25 p.m. ET
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion take part in a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues with… Barcroft Media
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Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion pose for a portrait during a military exercise on July 29th.
Women peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion pose for a portrait during a military exercise July 29. Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion take part in a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues with… Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion perform a military march during a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army… Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: A Woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion stands still during a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues… Barcroft Media
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Lieutenant Jwan salutes a woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion
Lt. Jwan salutes a woman peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion. Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: A portrait of a woman Peshmerga in her quarters after a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues… Barcroft Media
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Two women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion check that all AK-47’s have been returned after a military exercise.
Two women peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion check that all AK-47s have been returned after a military exercise. Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: A Woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion re-adjusts her hat during a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army… Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion stand in attention during a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues… Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: A Woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion balances her rifle during a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army… Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Lieutenant Jwan of the 2nd Battalion states that her soldiers are ready for combat after a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq…. Barcroft Media
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: A Woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion takes part in a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues… Barcroft Media
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Mideast Iraq Kurdish Fighters
FILE – In this Thursday, July 3, 2014 file photo, a woman from an elite unit of women Kurdish peshmerga fighters trains in Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of… AP
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Iraq: Women Peshmerga Of The 2nd Battalion Military Exercise
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ – JULY 29: Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion take part in a military exercise on July 29, 2014 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues with… Barcroft Media