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Kurdish villages in northern Iraq devastated by Turkish airstrikes

Since late July, Turkey has bombed PKK targets in northern Iraq, purportedly in response to a resumption of hostilities by the group in Turkey following the collapse a two year ceasefire.Though the militant group are the target, many civilians in the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq have suffered as a result of the bombing.Middle East Eye travel to the town of Zargali to see how the bombings have impacted on the locals.
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