Harrowing images show what war against the Islamic State on Iraq’s front lines looks like – The Washington Post

The immediacy of war is often missing in daily reports and statistics. What about the gnawing hunger from infrequent meals? The sting of dust from unpaved roads? The constant fatigue? The fear of death? These are the details of war Ricardo Garcia Vilanova renders so clearly in his photographs, each story a kaleidoscope of mundanity and swift military action