Sebastian Backhaus

The Kurdish Peshmerga from Karlsruhe

Kawa Goes To War

by Constantin Wissmann

A young Kurdish-German takes up arms against Daesh and for the liberation of Kurdistan. His mother, who also happens to be a war hero, goes with him. And that’s where the trouble begins.

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Kawa and Majeda
The gun ship
Life On Board a Libyan Gun-Ship

Cannonball Dives and Rocket Launchers

by  Sebastian Backhaus
Life on board the Assameeda may seem like a scene out of a stag party, but its crew is on the frontline in the fight against ISIS in Libya.
Launch Photo Gallery