A Peshmerga soldier traverses terrain to set up a security

A Peshmerga soldier traverses terrain to set up a security position during an improvised explosive device detection and defeat exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help them gain more skills to aid in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Through advise and assist, and building partner capacity missions, the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational coalition has trained more than 17,500 Iraqi Security Force personnel to defeat ISIL. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio Rangel/Released)