General information

Call No.:

350-4-2:13/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-4-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Middle East: Iran

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #13 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009804

Date of production

1993-07-01

Date

1993

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English, English

Duration

7 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Documentary film

Contents Summary

For centuries, Kurdish nomads have freely crossed the mountainous borders that officially split their homeland between Iran and Iraq. Iran is determined to divide up the Kurds and is spending millions on new roads and military bases along its border with Iraq. It wants to quench support among the Iraqi Kurds for the separatist Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran. KDPI fighters have based themselves in villages in Northern Iraq in preparation for their campaign in Iran. From their mountain vantage points Kurds watch Iranian shells destroy their homes. Torn apart between four countries, the shelling is a reminder of just how vulnerable the Kurdish nation is.

Context

Associated Names

Journeyman Pictures (Copyright holder, Producer)