Iraqi women pick up weapons, join the fight against Islamic State Reuters Saturday, September 20, 2014 04:20 Email Print RELATED NEWS Kurdish peshmerga forces advance on IS Bombs kill at least 35 across Iraq a day after mosque shooting After strategic gain, Iraqi, Kurdish forces try to push IS fighters further out Islamic State extends gains in north Iraq, Kirkuk bombed Kurds, Islamic State clash near Kurdish regional capital Members of the Kurdish Peshmerga's all-female unit say the "fear goes away quickly as soon as you reach the battlefield." More : Kurdish Peshmerga female unit battlefield Iraqi women weapons fight Islamic State
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