![Seagulls fly across an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-1-Islet-hosting-thousands-of-seagulls-in-Sulaymaniyahs-Dukan-Dam20180601_2_30671648_34253864.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Islet hosting thousands of seagulls in Sulaymaniyah's Dukan Dam")
Seagulls fly across an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![Seagull chicks are seen in an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-1-Islet-hosting-thousands-of-seagulls-in-Sulaymaniyahs-Dukan-Dam20180601_2_30671648_34253872.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Islet hosting thousands of seagulls in Sulaymaniyah's Dukan Dam")
Seagull chicks are seen in an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![Seagulls are seen in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-1-Islet-hosting-thousands-of-seagulls-in-Sulaymaniyahs-Dukan-Dam20180601_2_30671648_34253867.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Islet hosting thousands of seagulls in Sulaymaniyah's Dukan Dam")
Seagulls are seen in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![A girl walks among seagulls in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-1-Islet-hosting-thousands-of-seagulls-in-Sulaymaniyahs-Dukan-Dam20180601_2_30671648_34253863.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Islet hosting thousands of seagulls in Sulaymaniyah's Dukan Dam")
A girl walks among seagulls in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![Seagulls swim across an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-1-Islet-hosting-thousands-of-seagulls-in-Sulaymaniyahs-Dukan-Dam20180601_2_30671648_34253865.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Islet hosting thousands of seagulls in Sulaymaniyah's Dukan Dam")
Seagulls swim across an islet in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 30 May 2018 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]