The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring Turkey.

In northern Iraq, Turkish forces have repeatedly launched ... He used to go back to the old village every now and then to farm his land. But that stopped in 2015 when Turkish forces moved in ...

PHOTOS: Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire He used to go back to the old village every now and then to farm his land. But that stopped ...

GUHARZE, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish villagers ... He used to go back to the old village every now and then to farm his land. But that stopped in 2015 when Turkish forces moved in and set up ...

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