Women wage war on Islamic State
Women fighters at a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant base on
Mount Sinjar in northwest Iraq, just like their male counterparts, have
to be ready for action at any time. Smoke from the front line, marking
their battle against Islamic State, which launched an assault on
northern Iraq last summer, is visible from the base.
Reuters photographer Asmaa Waguih spent time with the women who have taken up arms.
Women fighters at a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant base on
Mount Sinjar in northwest Iraq, just like their male counterparts, have
to be ready for action at any time. Smoke from the front line, marking
their battle against Islamic State, which launched an assault on
northern Iraq last summer, is visible from the base.
Reuters photographer Asmaa Waguih spent time with the women who have taken up arms.
