Sulaymani wall mural #4

Sulaymani wall mural #3

Sulaymani wall mural #2

Sulaymani wall mural #1

City Center

Wall sculpture #6, Sulaymani city center

City Center

Wall sculpture #5, Sulaymani city center

City Center

Wall sculpture #4, Sulaymani city center

City Center

Wall sculpture #3, Sulaymani city center

City Center

Wall mural #2 in Sulaymani city center

City Center

Wall sculpture #1 in Sulaymani City

City Center, Market District

City center in Sulaymani, Market District

Statue of City Founder

Statue in the center of Sulaymani of the citys founder.

Crew Serve Weapons Training

Our team detonated some 40mm HE rounds on the other side of this valley during refresher training on our MK-19.

Master of its domain

This lizard is the master of its domain. Looks like it wants to play king of the hill with us.

Hey you, hold up a sec...

This lizard was so fast, it was hard to get close enough to photograph it.

Outpost Overlook

This picture shows the remnants of one of many outposts that used to overlook the river Nahr Diyala.

The growing city of Kalar

This is a picture of the city of Kalar and some of the newer homes that have been built.

Iranian Soldiers

Here are a few Iranian soldiers at the border crossing between Iraq and Iran.

Iranian Border Crossing

Some members of my team and I stand in front of the Iranian border crossing into Iraq.

Another Destroyed Kurdish Village

This is a picture of a destroyed village that is now surrounded by minefields.

Causing a stir...

Our team caused the Iranians here a bit of excitement. I was waiting for one of them to fall off the top of their tower as they ran around.

Land For Sale: Get some bang for your buck...

This would be prime real estate if it wasn't full of landmines.

Its a dog eat dog world out there...

I remember there being three puppies here last month, now there is only two and a skull. I guess this is the true meaning of sibling rivalry.

That looks hard to do...

Wow, that looks hard to do. Balancing and walking at the same time, now that takes talent.

Ruins

These are ruins of a village destroyed during Saddams campaign against the Iraqi Kurds.