Presenting some of the best photographs from around the world in the last 48 hours.
On Wednesday, Turkish jets and artillery targeted Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes.
Women make up 40 per cent of the entire Kurdish militia
Women in war-torn countries battle on the front lines
The Iraqi forces defeated by IS fighters in their takeover of Ramadi were not outnumbered and in fact showed "no will to fight.