"The journey to the Kurdish capital, Erbil, takes about five hours along roads that, as night falls, are illuminated by countless flashes in the sky. Some are caused by lightning from an untimely nighttime storm. Others are from drones or missiles launched from the east, from Iran, either to strike or be intercepted en route to a U.S. installation or a base of the Kurdish-Iranian forces stationed on Iraqi soil."
"Since February 28, the start of the joint Israeli-American offensive, the CPT center for Iraqi Kurdistan has recorded 307 attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its allied militias in Iraq against the territory of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)."
"People are afraid to go outside for fear of being hit by missile and rocket fire. Then we spend the day looking up at the sky every time we hear a noise, says Yassamin Jabbar, a 40-year-old beautician in Erbil's old city who recently arrived from Baghdad to spend the holidays with her husband's family, who are Kurdish."
Iraqi airspace is closed due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, forcing travel to Kurdistan through Turkey. The journey to Erbil is perilous, marked by missile and drone activity. Celebrations for Nowruz and Eid occur amid fears of violence, with many afraid to go outside. Since February 28, there have been 307 attacks by Iranian forces in Iraq, resulting in casualties and damage. Iraq is hesitant to engage in the conflict, despite having various factions and resources that could draw it into war.
Read at english.elpais.com
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