A member of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces stands guard in a post bearing the colours of the Kurdish flag in Khazir, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski Kalak, 40 kilometres West of Arbil,

Published April 17th, 2016 - 12:31 GMT
A member of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces stands guard in a post bearing the colours of the Kurdish flag in Khazir, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski Kalak, 40 kilometres West of Arbil. (AFP/File)
A member of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces stands guard in a post bearing the colours of the Kurdish flag in Khazir, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski Kalak, 40 kilometres West of Arbil. (AFP/File)