
The Avasheen resort is in the so-called green zone, but it wouldn't take much to veer into more dangerous areas. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The Avasheen resort is in the so-called green zone, but it wouldn't take much to veer into more dangerous areas. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Iraq's Avasheen: a tourist park in the heart of conflict
Attraction remains popular despite being surrounded by the Turkey-PKK war