Peshmergas

One stood out in a red
Ski jacket and Sergio Valente boots.
The U S group wore camouflage:
State-of-the-art eight-man team.

The mismatched group upon
A crest, patrolling villages.
Setting up ambushes,
"Those who face death".

50 Kurdish militiamen provided
Security, overlooking the dug-in
Iraqi army site, carrying little
More than a Kalashnikov rifle.

Kicking mud from his boots,
Leaned against his truck: the
Iraqi soldier enjoying a cigarette.
It would be his last.

State-of-the-art eight-man team
Summoned a laser-guided strike.
In a cloud of black smoke,
The soldier disappeared.

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