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Absent government, fragile truce holds in Tuz Khurmatu

A deal negotiated between Shia militia and Kurdish Peshmerga leaders, brokered in part by an Iranian official, has for now tempered sectarian violence.
Peshmerga and Badr Brigades take positions against IS militants in Tuz Khurmatu on Oct. 30, 2014. Cleared of IS militants now, the two groups are part of a protracted power struggle for Tuz. (ALI MUKARREM GARIP/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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