VICE News has obtained footage taken from the head-cam of an Islamic State (IS) fighter who died in March while battling Kurdish peshmerga troops in northern Iraq. The clash took place about 30 miles north of Mosul.
Unlike IS propaganda, which often presents sweeping battlefield victories, the video shows chaos, panic, and the fighters retreating. In the short video, VICE News shows the grim reality of an IS foot soldier. Showing that not all troops are trained combatants, and that the people willing to fight for IS often go into battle with little preparation, and put all of their belief and safety in their religion.
