Makhmour, Northern Iraq. 18th Aug, 2014. Two peshmerga soldiers man the last check-point before no man's land and ISIS positions at Makhmour frontline. Makhmour is a town located 50 kilometers south of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Following an ISIS offensive, the town fell to the Caliphate on the 8th of August. It was taken back by the Peshmerga and PKK fighters on August 10. Makhmour was emptied of its population who decided to flee to nearby Erbil or the mountains. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News

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