Studied the posttraumatic effects on Kurdish children of an Iraqi air attack following the 1991 Gulf War. Human Ss: 20 male and female children (aged 6-16 yrs) (Kurds). Data on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related and non-related symptoms were gathered through interviews by a psychiatrist with children in temporary refugee camps along the Turkish border. Baseline data were gathered within 2 mo of the air strikes, followed by three more interview sessions 4, 14, and 26 mo afterwards. Information on the age and family characteristics of the children also was collected. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III-Revised (DSM-III-R) criteria were used in the interviews, analyzed using ANOVA and t tests, and tabulated. The Kurdish situation in Iraq and the changes in stress levels among the Ss are discussed. (English abstract)