He died when the helicopter was destroyed attempting to cross the Iraqi border.
Security forces had reportedly withdrawn from the city, situated on the Iraqi border.
Access to these areas, mostly along the Iraqi border, is controlled by the security forces.
When he crosses the Iraqi border at the end, he doesn't know what will happen.
Closer to the Iraqi border, which is 125 miles away, others are reported to be doing that still.
Several parts of the country near the Iraqi border are under emergency rule.
The Iraqi border, lost in a haze to the north, was quiet.
Land prices near the Iraqi border have shot up.
The city lies along Road 64, near the Iraqi border.
He asked the driver to take him to the Iraqi border as quickly as possible.