The Velvet Rocket

Online Magazine

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About

Category Archives: Kurdistan (Iraq)

The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan’s Military Forces
Kurdistan (Iraq) / Places We Go

The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan’s Military Forces

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Justin • 1 Comment

This is a version of our article that first appeared in War Is Boring… The future of Iraqi Kurdistan is on the minds of many in the region today as the invasion of the Islamic State in the summer of 2014 has now been successfully repelled. Many dire and pessimistic predictions can be heard, with … Continue reading →

The Mystery Of The Last Survivor Of Telskuf
Kurdistan (Iraq) / Places We Go

The Mystery Of The Last Survivor Of Telskuf

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Justin • 5 Comments

This is the English language version of our article published today in Il Giornale’s The Eyes Of War. The old woman huddled on the floor in front of us is wiping away her tears with hands adorned in tattoos of Christian crosses.  She is beseeching us, however no one present knows what she is so … Continue reading →

Photo Of The Day: The Yazidi Girl
Kurdistan (Iraq) / Places We Go

Photo Of The Day: The Yazidi Girl

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Justin • 12 Comments

  Those eyes have seen horrors you would not believe…   And that is not hyperbole, I know the details of her story.       ***** Continue reading →

Post navigation

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts.

  • Art
  • People
  • Politics
  • Personal
  • Money
  • Favorites
  • Miscellaneous
  • Places We Go
    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belarus
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • Brazil
    • Cambodia
    • Colombia
    • Corsica (FLNC Tour)
    • El Salvador
    • Eritrea
    • Ethiopia
    • Gagauzia
    • Georgia (Europe)
    • Haiti
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Kaliningrad
    • Kosovo
    • Kurdistan (Iraq)
    • Kurdistan (Turkey)
    • Laos
    • Lebanon
    • Mexico
    • Moldova
    • Myanmar (Burma)
    • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • North Caucasus (Russia)
    • North Korea
    • North Macedonia
    • Northern Ireland
    • Pakistan
    • Palestinian Territories
    • Serbia
    • Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
    • Somalia
    • Somaliland
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Swaziland
    • Syria
    • Transnistria
    • Turkey
    • Ukraine
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam
    • Xinjiang (Uighur Tour)
    • Yemen
    • Zululand (South Africa)
  • “Normal” Places We Go
  • Wild Places We Go

Top Articles Of The Day

  • Roddy Scott And His Last Pictures
  • St. John Cemetery In Queens
  • California Ghost Towns: Poker Flat
  • The Whirling Dervishes Of Khartoum, Sudan
  • The Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JAL 123) Disaster
  • The Museo Historico Policia and Pablo Escobar
  • Mushroom Rock (or Mushroom Hole)...
  • Le Prince Noir (The Black Prince)
  • The Akhmad Kadyrov Museum
  • El Presidente (or I don't know how I keep getting invited to these things)

Archives

© The Velvet Rocket. All rights reserved.

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Velvet Rocket
    • Join 804 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Velvet Rocket
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...