Life inside Iraq’s ‘Forbidden Zone’

A resident of the Iraqi Mountains Kurdistan lives in the beautiful village of Sergele.

For ages have been growing up to pomegranate, almonds and peaches and out of wood around the fruits and spices of wild spices.

But the sergerle, which is 16km (10 miles) from the border with turker, surrounded by Turkish parts, which are kept in slopes.

One, settled between Western Ridge, to enter the village, while one in East is arrested.

At least seven is built here in the last two years, including one with a small dam that controls Sergele’s juice, making the hidden boundaries.

“This is 100% form of Kurdish [Iraqi Kurdistan] Nations, “says Vierr Sherwan Sheher OWwhes, 50, who has lost some of his country.

“Turks destroyed.”

Sergerwe is now at the most delicate risk of “restricted” – Turkish places with Kardsh and South Turkish Group in 1984.

The restricted areas nearly the total length of Iraqi and Turky and has 40km (25km (25 miles) inside.

A peaceful group, a crowd of people in Iraqi Kurdistan, says hundreds of common people killed by drone and air conditioned. According to the 2020 report in Kardistan, thousands are forced to leave their homeland, all the cities have been discontinued.

Sergele is now fine in front of Turkish battle and pkk.

The BBC Lower Buving Syafthitiations Livise Instung of, Turkish prison fell around the village to sprout pkk caves, northern Iraq.

Many places around sergel was burned with sores.

Sheerwan.

Turkey grew in quickly their military presence in a temporary place, but until now this spread was not known.

Using the satellite satellite compositions and combined with historical and sources of open, BBC saw that from December 2024 was 136 rolls from Northern Iraq.

Through his army, Turkey now has more than 2,000 sq km (772 places) of Iraqi, BBC analysis.

Satellite photos also showed that Turkish army has made up about 660km (410 kilometers) connects its place. Found processes have led to random logs and was left with the mountains of the region.

Even if few of the first since 1990s, 89% were created since 2018, after the Turkey began to multiply its military presence in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Turkish government has not answered BBC requests that as soon as it’s too tension, but it has been supposed to restore pkk, which was selected to a group of terrorists and wasras.

The capital of A Kani Sort, which is 4km (2.5 miles) from Iraqi border with the seasons in the future.

When it is very popular because of his make, a few dwelling is here now.

A farmer Salama Salait, who is the world in the shadow of Turkey, was unable to develop his vineyard for the past three years.

“When you get here here, you will sown,” tells BBC.

“He will be shot you as if you are.”

Turkish army settled here in the 1990’s and has served its presence since.

Its large seedlings, with a wall of translations, watch the speaking places and communications of equipment to move inside, are made much more than the minor routine.

Salam, like other other people, believe that Turkish eventually wants to say his part.

“All she wants we are to leave these places.

Next to Khani Swani, BBC started in Turkey as the forces were well obliged to the Iraqi border, which has the responsibility to protect Iraq.

In several parts, the border guards was a film with a good in Iraq, straight to Torops, can’t go to the bounds or frightening.

“The records you see and the remaining,” said General Warhedhrough Mahuh, “says General Borfaud Mahum

But “we cannot be limited to the limits to know how much documents”, adds.

The size of the Turkish army in Iraqi Kurdistan – Size and its high levels as the best of the defense – it looks like a part of an extensive extension area.

The same as their activities in Iraq, Turkey has also intended to install the location of the limits and Syria to have Syria.

At the Iraqi rules rebuke the presence of Turkish army in the country. But behind their doors has been the needs of ankra.

In 2024, the two parts signed memorandum to understand the pkk.

But the document, found with BBC, was not allowed to the limit on Turkish Army in Iraq.

Iraq depends on Turkish to sell the product, money and water protection, while the pirates of the damage has also been resolved to the abilities of the state to be strong.

The Iraqi government did not reply to BBC requests to answer.

Meanwhile, the rulers of the semi-Lou Pardisth’s community has a close relationship with ATRACE.

Ardistnan Democratic Party (KDP), Pkk district, controlling the Kurdistan government and ruling from 2005, Iraq provided.

The KDP and Turkish technology has contributed to the development area and struck her pets, the battle, in Barday to Baggage.

Hoshyar Zebarti, Age of KdP’s Plebro, who wants to blame on Pkk availability of Turkey in Iraqi in Kardistan.

“They [the Turkish military] BBC. “He told BBC.

“Don’t tie it. They don’t encourage their business. Their intention, their only purpose is pkk.”

The war does not make the final method, even if they had already been built with Abdulla Othalan calls in Februan.

Turkey has continued to shake the nerve in Iraqi Kurdistan, while the Pkk said to a Drone Drone’s Dron.

And Turkey’s challenges have refused since 2016, according to the Nga Critis, in Iraq, who has ordinary people who are at risk of death and move.

One of the killed was Alan Ismail, a patient who was sick in August 2023 on the way to the hills and her cousin, Heven.

Turkish Army rejected the same day, but the police report that looks with BBC of the BBC of the Disker Drone.

When Hashm stood up to the local court connection to the attacks that were tied with Kurdish Security Afces and question eight months.

Ismal True, Alan’s father, says: “It has destroyed us. It’s like killing the whole family.

“They [the Turks] Do not have the right to a manager in their country. “

Turkish service did not answer BBC requests to answer. In the past he told them the warfare that Turkish warrants had followed a global law, and to prepare their deeds only inspection, although they take care of the common people.

BBC has seen the texts of Kurdish managers may be helping Turkish to fellood the crime of civilians.

The passwords viewed by BBC showing the gray-closed research in Alan killer, saying that the commander was not recognized.

And his dead certificate – provided by Kurdish officials and see with BBC – says he died for “explosive pieces”.

Failure to mention violence is dying of violence, accidents, causing family hard to seek righteousness and restrictions, and Cardish law.

“In many deaths, they wrote ‘Inffeians’, which means of the volcano.”

“It can be anything to pieces.

“I think the District System to Karde does not want to make Turkish in charge of what they are doing now.”

KRG reported to “disgusting to people who believe in people who are in conflict in military service.

It added to the “Bound injuries” written as “Proponents of civilians”, meaning to be executed wrong.

About 2 years Alan was killed, his family still is waiting, if it is not in return, by accepting KRG.

“They could send their words – we don’t need to revenge,” says Ismail.

“When they run out of something, it goes forever.”