Cathy Otten (b.1987) is a freelance British journalist based in Iraqi Kurdistan covering Kurds, Iraq and the war with Isis for the Independent. Based in Iraq since 2013, she has written for Al Jazeera English, CS monitor, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, USA Today, Huffington Post and Newsweek Japan among others. Cathy is a regular guest on the BBC World Service and Sky News World discussing Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Kurds and Isis.
