Peshmerga fighters in Makhmour

Right to Left, Peshmerga fighters Shehab Ahmed Hamed and Idres Selem Peshmerga who live in Makhmour region of the country where Peshmerga fighters hold the frontline just 3km from the village of Shovepelke, the scene of fighting between Daesh and Kurdish guerrillas - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN - 27.9.14

Miles and miles of nothing. The Kurdistan flag flutters under the blistering heat of the desert in the Makhmour region of the country where Peshmerga fighters hold the frontline just 3km from the village of Shovepelke, the scene of fighting between Daesh and Kurdish guerrillas. The trees pictured in the distance are where the jihadist forces currently are - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN - 27.9.14

Left to right, Peshmerga fighters Shehab Ahmed Hamed and Idres Selem Peshmerga who live in Makhmour region of the country where Peshmerga fighters hold the frontline just 3km from the village of Shovepelke, the scene of fighting between Daesh and Kurdish guerrillas - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN - 27.9.14

The Kurdistan flag flutters under the blistering heat of the desert in the Makhmour region of the country where Peshmerga fighters hold the frontline just 3km from the village of Shovepelke, the scene of fighting between Daesh and Kurdish guerrillas. The trees pictured in the distance are where the jihadist forces currently are - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN - 27.9.14

The Makhmour region of the country where Peshmerga fighters hold the frontline just 3km from the village of Shovepelke, the scene of fighting between Daesh and Kurdish guerrillas - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN - 27.9.14