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Iraq鈥檚 Kurds: From Flight to Freedom
Twenty-five years ago thousands of Iraqi Kurds died fleeing Saddam Hussein鈥檚 forces. 麻豆社 Middle East correspondent Jim Muir revisits the exodus.
Twenty-five years ago, thousands of Iraqi Kurds lost their lives as they fled the forces of Saddam Hussein into the Zagros and Taurus mountains of northern Iraq, towards Iran and Turkey. Massively outgunned, many were killed by the helicopter gunship fire and tanks at the command of Saddam鈥檚 well trained and brutal troops. 麻豆社 Middle East correspondent Jim Muir revisits the exodus.
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