From a young age, reporter Shahor Omar's morning alarm was the ear-splitting sound of explosions. The haunting memories mean he still struggles to sleep at night.
Ako Ismail mourns the loss of his colleagues: kidnapped, imprisoned and killed in the warfare that devastated his homeland.
The pair are journalists from Iraqi Kurdistan, who have dedicated their lives to documenting the impact of war on Iraq and the lives of refugees fleeing to their country.