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Members of a German private military company take photos at a Peshmerga outpost at the frontline with the Islamic State.

The CEO of a Germany private security company smokes in his office on the copmany's compound in Erbil, Iraq.

An armored truck (formerly owned by the CIA) of a German private security company approaches an Peshmerga outpost on the frontline with the Islamic State.

A Kurdish employee of a German private military company sits with Iraqi soldiers in a Peshmerga outpost outside of Makhmour, Iraq.

A member of a German-run private security company untangles a German flag on a compound in Erbil, Iraq.

The CEO of a German private security company leaves the pool on the company's compound in Erbil, Iraq.

A member of a German private security company stumbles up a barrier surrounding a Peshmerga outpost facing the terrorist organization Islamic State.