DW The Day October 8, 2019 00:19:00
On the front lines but while many prepare for the worst they're also determined to defend their autonomy even if it means risking death. every time one mohamed goes up to his roof he feels uneasy the border to turkey is less than 100 meters away from there people watch him occasionally gunshots fired but the 19 year old says it doesn't intimidate him. we won't leave our lands even if. we'd rather die. as a border town with a turbulent history 350000 people live here 60 percent of the population are kurds the rest. it is considered the birthplace of the kurdish militia group. in 2011 they rose ...