This changed during the Kurdish Uprising in 1991 ... changes in the law on polygamy and maternity leave. Nowadays, female sniper units are some of the best in all of Kurdistan.

But SDF progress has been slowed by enemy snipers, as well as ISIS' continued reliance on suicide attacks and even using civilians as human shields. A Kurdish fighter is seen here firing at ISIS ...

In Iraq, she received training and became an elite sniper. She eventually joined the ranks of the “peshmerga”, the Kurdish armed forces that fought against the Islamic State. She also worked ...