Irbil

Daniel Libeskind

The Kurds have no country of their own and their story is largely untold. A planned museum in Erbil aims to change that.

Without a nation of their own, the Kurds have been fighting oppression for centuries, all the way to the present day. In fact, Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers are key forces right now in the battle against ISIS. But Kurdish history — a story of persecution, war and resilience — is largely untold. A new museum would help change that.

The Kurds have no country of their own and their story is largely untold. A planned museum in Erbil aims to change that.
The UN's Fijian guard unit on parade in Iraq.

Fijian peacekeepers in Iraq aren't just a battalion — they're a choir

Fijian peacekeepers in Iraq aren't just a battalion — they're a choir
A Kurdish fighter shows off his new weapons outside the gun bazaar. Behind him is the prison that sits next to the market.

Kurdish soldiers are paying for their weapons out of their own pockets

Kurdish soldiers are paying for their weapons out of their own pockets
Kurdish men display weapons for sale at an arms market in Irbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

A Kurdish British lawmaker goes back to Iraq on a mission to boost support for the peshmerga

A Kurdish British lawmaker goes back to Iraq on a mission to boost support for the peshmerga
Kurdish peshmerga troops stand guard in the Iraqi province of Nineveh on August 6, 2014.

Kurds in Irbil try to maintain normal lives with ISIS close by

Kurds in Irbil try to maintain normal lives with ISIS close by
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Invisible Nation

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