Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

A young Peshmerga fighter, Paywand, 18, from Mahabad, looks at her reflection beside a portrait of Mahsa Amini in Erbil, Iraq, on August 2, 2023. She fled Iran after participating in the Jina Revolution protests, where she faced threats and violence. A significant number of Kurdish women have joined the Peshmerga, viewing exile and armed resistance as their only means of challenging the Iranian regime and asserting their rights. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM