Sergele is now in danger of being dragged into what's known locally as the "Forbidden Zone" - a large strip of land in ...

But the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan offer cooler temperatures and more rainfall than other parts of the region; the Kurds have traditionally raised sheep for meat and milk. Francesco Lastrucci ...

"This is 100% a form of occupation of Kurdish [Iraqi Kurdistan] lands," says farmer Sherwan Sherwan Sergeli, 50, who has lost access to some of his land. "The Turks ruined it." Sergele, a village ...