A Sniper In Iraqs Golden Division Remembers His Fallen Comrade

In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq s Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee for their lives. The jihadist group captured Iraq s largest city, Mosul, and the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, where hundreds of US troops died fighting the Islamic State s predecessor. Now, two years later, the Iraqi security forces, with help from Iraniansupported Shiite militias and US military advisors and warplanes, are fighting to take ba