![Farsat Omar, left, and Omar Ismail, relatives of Dimokrat, who was killed close to the Turkish-Iraqi border. Chris Whiteoak / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BYJLW7UH4FDYTL3BEWFM33S7FI.JPG?smart=true&auth=b8c75b2601d402c23764eae2433bcf73e298c1fb9156245073f3453d79fa26c2&width=400&height=225)
Farsat Omar, left, and Omar Ismail, relatives of Dimokrat, who was killed close to the Turkish-Iraqi border. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Farsat Omar, left, and Omar Ismail, relatives of Dimokrat, who was killed close to the Turkish-Iraqi border. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan bear brunt of PKK's insurgency against Turkey
Locals lament loss of loved ones and long exile from home villages in war-torn border region