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PKK fighters drive through a civilian village in PKK territory of northern Iraqi Kurdistan.

Years in the snowcapped mountains of northern Iraq have forged the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) into rugged ascetics. They are based in the heart of the Islamic Middle East but are largely uninterested in religion or the cultures they abandoned in…

Years in the snowcapped mountains of northern Iraq have forged the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) into rugged ascetics. They are based in the heart of the Islamic Middle East but are largely uninterested in religion or the cultures they abandoned in…

An Iraqi detainee sits on a prayer rug in a holding pen, resting his head in his hands. He said he was ill.

A detainee is greeted by his children during visitation hour at Camp Bucca.

A woman waits to see her husband during visiting hours at Camp Bucca detention facility.

US military guards escort a detainee to his holding area. The military tries to divide the detainees according to their faith, tribe, age and security threat.

Using shields to protect them from rocks or other make-shift weapons, the US military patrols the 'cat walk' above a holding facility for those labeled dangerous.

A soldier salutes an officer touring Camp Bucca.

Detainees sleep outside their tents. Some US military guards say some detainees sleep outside because they dislike airconditioning. Other say they are refusing the amenities in protest of being held in the Camp. Camp Bucca is a holding facility for…