Sunday 26 October 2014

Peshmerga 2.0: New generation of Kurd fighters in Iraq

THE STANS
Peshmerga 2.0: New generation of Kurd fighters in Iraq
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 24, 2014 - After a tough day battling jihadists in northern Iraq, a group of young peshmerga fighters discuss English football results around a table littered with smartphones and vodka Red Bulls. The peshmerga of old were instantly recognisable, usually sporting a thick moustache, wearing a headdress and baggy "sherwal" trousers with rifle magazines tucked in a traditional Kurdish sash. But the ne ... more


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