Daily Life In Erbil

ERBIL, IRAQ - JUNE 15: A boy holds Happy Birthday balloons outside the Qaysari Market on June 15, 2014 in Erbil, Iraq. In Iraq's capital city of Baghdad and other towns and cities effected by the recent conflict, people who can afford to do so have begun to stockpile essential items of food, which has increased prices dramatically. The US dollar which is normally a relatively stable currency in Iraq, rose about 5 percent in one day making many household items more expensive. Potatoes increased approximately sixfold, to about $4.50 USD a pound. People continue to leave Iraq's second city of Mosul after it was overrun by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) militants. Many have been temporarily housed at various IDP (internally displaced persons) camps around the region including the area close to Erbil, as they hope to enter the safety of the nearby Kurdish region. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)