At the end of the Gulf War, Kurdish refugees fled in a mass exodus
from northern Iraq over the border into the mountains of southern
Turkey. Here, a young Kurdish boy was seriously injured after being
hit by a palette of food being airdropped by Allied Forces into this
mountainous area trying to deliver food aid to the refugees. An estimated
450,000 Kurdish refugees fled to Turkey, and tens of thousands died
of cold, hunger,and disease. These Kurds, initially supported by US
Forces in an independence uprising against Saddam's forces, were later
left defenseless as Saddam's forces retaliated and brutally killed
many Kurds.
