HAWIJA, IRAQ
REUTERS
Shiite militias run for cover during an attack by the Islamic State group near Hawija, Iraq, on September 30. The militants have earned a reputation for fierce fighting—and refusing to surrender. But that reputation is crumbling, much like the cities ISIS once held. As coalition troops continue to defeat the militants across Iraq and Syria, more and more of them are putting their weapons down. The war, it seems, is almost over.