Members of the Popular Mobilisation Units supporting the government forces stand on the outskirts of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on September 24 as...
Members of the Saraya al-Salam , a group formed by Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, march in Iraq's holy city of Najaf as they prepare to...
An Iraqi forces T-72 tank is stationed near the village of Sin al-Dhuban, south of Mosul, on October 27 during an operation to retake the main hub...
Christian militia fighters from the Nineveh Plain Protection Units drive a pick-up truck in Qaraqosh , transporting four men, allegedly members of...
Member of the Syrian Democratic Forces , made up of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters, stands guard near the village of Bir Fawaz, 20 km north of...
Fighters of Hashed Al-Shaabi gather at the Tal Afar airport, west of Mosul, as Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition advanced...
Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, advance near the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul, after the offencive to...
Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, prepare to advance advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul,...
Fighters of Hashed Al-Shaabi gather at the Tal Afar airport, west of Mosul, as Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition advanced...
Members of the Popular Mobilisation Units, pro-government paramilitaries forces, cover their ears as they fire a multiple rocket launcher during...
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit, as they fight alongside Iraqi forces against...
Iraqi fighters from the Shiite popular mobilisation unit fire their weapons in the outskirts of Baiji refinery north of Tikrit, in the Salahaddin...
Iraqi Shiite men, some of them wearing military fatigues and guns given by the government, raise their weapons as they gather in the Iraqi town of...
Fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries sit in the back of a heavily-armed vehicle carrying a rocket launcher, at a defensive position near...
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi advance towards the village of Salmani, south of Mosul, on October 30, 2016 during the ongoing battle...
Iraqi pro-government forces hold a position near the village of Sin al-Dhuban, south of Mosul, on October 27 during an operation to retake the main...
Members of Iraqi pro-government forces hold a position on the frontline on October 21, 2016 near the village of Tall al-Tibah, some 30 kilometres...
Iraqi forces deploy in the area of al-Shourah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State group...
Iraqi Sunni men presented as former jihadists fighting alongside the Islamic State group who defected to join Iraq government forces take position in...
Member of the Khabour Guards Assyrian Syrian militia, affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces , walks in the ruins of the Assyrian Church of the...
Fighters of Hashed Al-Shaabi gather around the Tal Afar airport, west of Mosul, as they and Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led...
Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, advance near the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul, after the offencive to...
Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Fallujah on May 23 as part of a major assault to retake the city from Islamic State group....
Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi deploy towards the village of Ayn Nasir, south of Mosul, on October 29 during the ongoing battle against...
Iraqi pro-government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, north-east of Fallujah, on May 25 as they take part in a major assault to...
Iraqi pro-government forces gather in al-Shahabi village, east of the city of Fallujah, on May 24 as part of a major assault to retake the city from...
Iraqi Shiite fighters from a Popular Mobilisation unit use mobile artillery near the city of Fallujah on May 23 as part of a major assault to retake...
Leg allegedly belonging to a jihadist of the Islamic State group is seen hanging in the Iraqi town of Baiji, north of Tikrit, after it was found...
Flag of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a Salafi jihadi extremist militant group and self-proclaimed caliphate and Islamic state which is led...
Anas Haqqani, center right, gets a tour of the military vehicles seized by Taliban fighters after the militant group seized the Hamid Karzai...
Group of Daesh members are seen as they surrender to the authorities in Jawzjan, Afghanistan on July 31, 2018. Nearly 200 Daesh members have...
In this file picture taqken on July 5 an image grab taken from a propaganda video released by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the...
Handout picture taken on February 15, 2021 shows a 26-year-old woman , who had held New Zealand and Australian citizenships, and her two children...
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries sit in a vehicle driving through a desert area near the village of Al-Boutha al-Sharqiyah,...
Anas Haqqani, center right, gets a tour of the military vehicles seized by Taliban fighters after the militant group seized the Hamid Karzai...
Taliban fighter stands ready with his rifle in as the militant group secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in the wake of the American...
An Egyptian member of the armed forces patrols outside al-Maza military airport where the bodies of the members of security forces, who were killed...
Handout picture taken on February 15, 2021 shows a 26-year-old woman , who had held New Zealand and Australian citizenships, and her two children...
This July 5, 2014 photo shows an image grab taken from a propaganda video released by al-Furqan Media allegedly showing the leader of the Islamic...
Shiite fighter from the Hashed al-Shaabi walks holding a grenade as they enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of jihadist-held Mosul, on...
Iraqi Sunni men presented as former jihadists fighting alongside the Islamic State group who defected to join Iraq government forces take position in...
Member of the Khabour Guards Assyrian Syrian militia, affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces , sits in the ruins of the Assyrian Church of the...
Members of the Khabour Guards Assyrian Syrian militia, affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces , walk in the ruins of the Assyrian Church of the...
Members of the Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, take a selfie as they prepare to advance towards the village of Sheikh...
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries hold a position near the town of Tal Abtah, south of Tal Afar, on November 30 during a...
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries fire their weapons as they advance near the town of Tal Abtah, south of Tal Afar, on...
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi flash the sign for victory as they enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of Mosul, on November 1 during...
Flag of the Shiite Hezbollah militant group flutters over a mural depicting the emblem of the Islamic State group in Al-Alam village, northeast of...
Group of Daesh members are seen as they surrender to the authorities in Jawzjan, Afghanistan on July 31, 2018. Nearly 200 Daesh members have...
Flag of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a Salafi jihadi extremist militant group and self-proclaimed caliphate and Islamic state which is led...
Member of the Iraqi pro-government Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces looks on from the modern town of Hatra, near the eponymous UNESCO-listed...
Picture taken on February 18, 2017 shows the reflection of a fighter manning a gun through the mirror of heavily-armed vehicle near the frontline...
Fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries sit in a heavily-armed vehicle near defensive positions near the frontline village of Ayn al-Hisan,...
Truck of the Shia brigade Liwa al-Muntadhir featuring a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini on the windscreen at their advance base on a frontline against...
Member of the Iraqi Christian forces Kataeb Babylon , wearing a bandana with an inscription saying "Here I am, O Mary", stands guard carrying a...
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi flash the sign of victory from the back of a truck as they drive towards the village of Umm Sijan, south of...
Shiite fighter from the Hashed al-Shaabi patrols in the village of Ayn Nasir, south of Mosul, on October 29 after recapturing it from Islamic State...
Members of the Popular Mobilisation Units supporting the government forces drive an armoured personnel carrier on the outskirts of the holy Iraqi...
Iraqi Shiite fighters from a Popular Mobilisation unit hold an Islamic State group flag in an operation in al-Shahabi village, east of Fallujah, to...
Reverend Barnbash, who has received death threats from ISIS, leads a service at a village church March 24, 2016 in Rangpur, Bangladesh. Barnbash's...
