The fight for modern Kurdish independence has been a 100-year struggle.
In the most recent aggression against the Kurds, more than 2,000 Kurdish Peshmerga lost their lives defending their homeland against ISIS militants.
The daughter of one deceased Peshmerga speaks of her father's sacrifice.
"We want peace and safety in this land, every family of a martyr's who gave his life will only rest when Kurdistan becomes independent," said Kocher Kidr in Erbil.