{"id":239619,"date":"2025-04-30T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/life-inside-iraqs-forbidden-zone-controlled-by-turkey-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:05:13","slug":"life-inside-iraqs-forbidden-zone-controlled-by-turkey-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/life-inside-iraqs-forbidden-zone-controlled-by-turkey-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Life inside Iraq&#8217;s &#8216;Forbidden Zone&#8217; controlled by Turkey | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/R3kQdkQSGA4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3kQdkQSGA4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The BBC has gained exclusive access to what locals call \u2018The Forbidden Zone\u2019 and can reveal the full extent of Turkey\u2019s military expansion in Northern Iraq. <\/p>\n<p>Turkey maintains that its military operation in Northern Iraq is targeted to Kurdish militant group the PKK, a militant Kurdish nationalist group proscribed by the UK and other governments. <\/p>\n<p>Since 1984 the conflict has claimed more than 40,000 lives, many of them civilians. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Simona Foltyn reports. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Turkey #Iraq #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has gained exclusive access to what locals call \u2018The Forbidden Zone\u2019 and can reveal the full extent of Turkey\u2019s military expansion in Northern Iraq. 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