Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters preparing a rocket launcher as they guard a position at the frontline of fighting against Islamic State (IS) group’s militants near the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, west of the city of Mosul. The US-led coalition has made Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces primary allies against the Islamic State jihadist group, but over-reliance on the Kurds carries risks, analysts warn. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED / AFP / SAFIN HAMED
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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters preparing a rocket launcher as they guard a position at the frontline of fighting against Islamic State (IS) group’s militants near the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, west of the city of Mosul. The US-led coalition has made Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces primary allies against the Islamic State jihadist group, but over-reliance on the Kurds carries risks, analysts warn. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED / AFP / SAFIN HAMED