The news article discusses the ongoing conflict between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Many residents of the villages in the region have fled in fear of the violence, and the elderly man Moustafa Ahmed shows a handful of bullet casings he has collected from near his home. The Turkish Army holds dozens of positions on the mountain heights near the Kurdish villages, while the PKK maintains rear bases in Iraqi territory. The residents of the villages suffer from the daily roar of military planes and the buzzing of Turkish military drones. The conflict has had a significant impact on the civilians living in the area, with many families having left and the elderly being especially vulnerable to the violence.

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