Galerie "After the Guns Fell Silent "

War leaves traces far beyond the battlefield. In Iraqi Kurdistan, many survivors continue to live with lasting physical injuries and psychological trauma decades after the violence subsided. Their bodies bear the marks of years shaped both ...

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War leaves traces far beyond the battlefield. In Iraqi Kurdistan, many survivors continue to live with lasting physical injuries and psychological trauma decades after the violence subsided. Their bodies bear the marks of years shaped both by the brutality of the regime of Saddam Hussein and by the later internal Kurdish conflict between rival political factions. Civilians often became the primary victims as towns and villages were drawn into cycles of repression, retaliation, and shifting front lines. Lost limbs, damaged bodies, and long-term health complications continue to affect daily life, while the memory of violence remains embedded within communities. For many survivors, the end of open fighting did not mean the end of war, its consequences persist through limited mobility, economic hardship, and the ongoing struggle to rebuild dignity and stability after years of tyranny and internal division. schließen