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Kirkuk

The "Colonel," 48, looks out at a small village outside Kirkuk littered with homemade bombs from ISIS militants. He team has to clear away IEDs set by ISIS militants, but they have little equipment to do the job.

Kurdish bomb experts defuse IEDs on a shoestring

Conflict

One of the biggest killers of Iraqi forces are IEDs. These are the guys who defuse them.

Members of the Kurdish security forces occupied Kirkuk province last week, after Iraqi government forces fled.

With Iraq in chaos, Kurds argue it’s time for partition

Conflict & Justice
Members of the Kurdish security forces occupied Kirkuk province last week, after Iraqi government forces fled.

With Iraq in chaos, Kurds argue it’s time for partition

Conflict & Justice
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