An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade

An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade conducts a parry left during bayonet training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2016. Task Group Taji conducted the bayonet range with soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade for an upcoming qualification range. Training at the building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational effort to train Iraqi Security Force personnel to defeat the Daesh (an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones/Released)