Daily Life in Erbil

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 27: Framed portraits of Kurdistan President Massud Barzani and his father are seen at a store in a market in the old city on October 27, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. After the Kurdish Regional Government held an independence referendum on September 25, 2017 the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq has gone through political upheaval after Baghdad took measures against the independence movement shutting down the regions airports to international flights and taking over the disputed city of Kirkuk. Kurdistan President Massud Barzani has come under heavy criticism after going ahead with the referendum and the resulting fallout. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)