many of the peshmerga like 18-year veteran jalil abdullah are no strange force war. nonetheless, this modern training makes a difference. when we return to the front, he tells me i m hoping we ll take fewer casualties and inflict more on the enemy. in iraqi kurdistan, training is conducted by german dutch, itall can, and british troops. elsewhere in iraq troops are working to update the beleaguered army. dutch soldiers train the fires in the most basic of battlefield first aid. how to protect and evacuate the wounded during a fire-fight how to tie a tourniquet. peshmerga units don t have medics. the wounded are simply thrown in the back of a car, and if they re lucky will survive a drive to the nearest hospital. one aspect of training the peshmerga have asked for says
beleaguered iraqi army. dutch soldiers trained the fighters in the most basic of battlefield first aid, how to protect and evacuate the wounded. how to tie a sim will tourniquet. peshmerga units don t have medics. the wounded are simply thrown in the back of a car and, if they re lucky, they ll survive the drive to the nearest hospital. one aspect of training the peshmerga have asked for says the spokesman is urban warfare. foreshadowing perhaps a role in the battle for mosul. if that battle happens, the worry is that isis will sew the city with thousands of improvised explosive devices or i.e.d.s. here the troops are learning how to detect i.e.d.s. more than 50% of peshmerga