Iraq conflict: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq

Very high-altitude overflight aerial of Zagros Mountains, adjacent plains, Iraqi Kurdistan. Reversible, seamless loop. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

One of the saddest stories ever shown on screen.The movie “Turtles Can Fly” (2004), directed by Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, takes place in a refugee camp on the Iraqi–Turkish border (between South and North Kurdistan), shortly before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Many Kurds had fled to the mountains after the genocide campaigns carried out by Saddam Hussein’s regime against Kurdish villages.The film tells the story of a smart boy nicknamed “Satellite.” He leads a group of children who collect