{"id":323486,"date":"2026-03-05T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/between-iraq-and-iran-the-kurdish-fighters-mobilising-for-freedom\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:00:41","slug":"between-iraq-and-iran-the-kurdish-fighters-mobilising-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/between-iraq-and-iran-the-kurdish-fighters-mobilising-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Iraq and Iran: The Kurdish fighters mobilising for freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WRg6tf0FWoE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Between Iraq and Iran: The Kurdish fighters mobilising for freedom\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRg6tf0FWoE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The mountain towns between Iraq and Iran are where thousands of Iranian Kurds fled to find safety from the Iranian regime. 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