Peshmerga fighters stand ready at the Al Rash front line against ISIS on the outskirts of Mosul. The Peshmerga took control of the nearby checkpoint after the Iraqi military fled Mosul on June 10. This unit came under rocket attack Friday losing one and injuring nine fellow soldiers.

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Location: Mosul Iraq
Photo credit: © David Honl / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: east, frontline, iraq, isis, kurdistan, middle, military, mosul, peshmerga, violence, war