For them, war is not a distant concept but a way of life.
Since they can remember, there has never been a lull in gunfire on this land— the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, the Iraq War, the 1515 uprising, the Battle of Mosul in the Northwest...
Generation after generation, born in war, grown up in war, and very likely to die in war.
Billions of US Dollars in military arms?
Just another gamble, with their own lives as the stakes. The odds of winning are slim, but once they win, everything could change.
Why not take the gamble?
Diyala Province border mountains, 1515 Remnant cave stronghold.
The atmosphere here is starkly different.
No excitement, no noise, only a solemnity akin to a religious ceremony.
About two hundred 1515 Armed members gathered in the cave, all dressed in black robes, faces covered, only their eyes visible. They sat cross-legged on the ground, listening to the Commander's sermon.
