Is Australia arming 'terrorist' PKK fighters?

By Ruth Pollard in Daquq
Updated September 16 2014 - 4:13pm, first published 2:29pm
Commander Nuve Rojhat (centre) with some of the fighters in her unit at the Daquq PKK base. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Commander Nuve Rojhat (centre) with some of the fighters in her unit at the Daquq PKK base. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Commander Badr Khan standing under a flag featuring the image of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned PKK leader. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Commander Badr Khan standing under a flag featuring the image of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned PKK leader. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters returning to their unit at the Daquq PKK base embrace after a night on the frontline. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters returning to their unit at the Daquq PKK base embrace after a night on the frontline. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Commander Nuve Rojhat of the PKK at the Daquq PKK base 50 kilometres south of Kirkuk. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Commander Nuve Rojhat of the PKK at the Daquq PKK base 50 kilometres south of Kirkuk. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters at the Daquq PKK base after a night gathering intelligence on the frontline. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters at the Daquq PKK base after a night gathering intelligence on the frontline. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters at the Daquq PKK base. Photo: Ruth Pollard
PKK fighters at the Daquq PKK base. Photo: Ruth Pollard