Kurds Mine IS Battlefields for Museum

The Kurdish Peshmerga military is showing off the spoils of war – items confiscated in battles with the Islamic State. Locals call it the “IS Museum.” The collection, located in Duhok, Iraq, includes over five hundred different weapons, assorted gear, books, and other items collected in eight frontlines of Nineveh province in northern Iraq since mid-2014 in warfare with IS fighters. Kurdish troops say they hope the exhibit gives Kurdish people a better insight into IS’s military...

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