KURDISTAN

Latest News

• Kurdistan Region Human Rights Commission chair calls for release of Behdinan prisoners 

  Muna Yaqo, chair of the Kurdistan Region Human Rights Commission, said that they are monitoring the hunger strike of the Behdinan prisoners and confirmed that the strike continues.
• Guerrillas shoot down a military helicopter and a drone of the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas have shot down a military helicopter and a Turkish army drone as they continue inflicting blows to the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Twenty people killed in traffic accident in Mardin 

  Twenty people were killed in a chain of accidents in the district of Derik in Mardin. The brakes of one truck failed and a second truck crashed into the scene of the accident. Both trucks belong to Cengiz Holding.
• Xanesor People's Assembly demands justice for Yazidi father and daughter killed in Zakho 

  In the first week of August, a Yazidi girl and her father were brutally murdered in KDP-controlled Zakho. The authorities are silent. The Xanesor People's Assembly called on the government to find and punish the killers.
• HPG: The Turkish army cannot record any progress in Medya Defense Zones 

  According to HPG, nine soldiers of the Turkish army were killed, an enemy position and two surveillance cameras were destroyed in Southern Kurdistan.
• KODAR Co-chair calls for participation in struggle to avenge the death of PJAK commander 

  “The best response to the martyrdom of Rêzan Cavîd and all those who have fallen, is to participate in the struggle and enhance the struggle for freedom,” said the Co-chair of KODAR.
• Yet another kolbar killed by Iranian state forces 

  Iranian security forces have again targeted Kurdish load carriers in Bane region of East Kurdistan.
• Gerîla TV broadcast video of action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in Kanî Masî  

  Gerîla TV broadcast the video of the sniper action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in Kanî Masî outpost on 10 July.
• Cameras record Turkish soldiers preparing to attack war tunnels in Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area  

  Turkish soldiers preparing to attack the Martyr Hêjar war tunnels in Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons were recorded on camera.
• HPG reports ongoing chemical weapons attacks against guerrilla positions 

  The People's Defense Forces point to continued chemical weapons operations by the Turkish army against guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan. The attacks were combined with air strikes and artillery fire.
• Two YJA Star guerrillas martyred in fighting in North Kurdistan 

  Guerrilla fighters Evîndar Kevok and Eylem Sîpan died three days ago in the course of a Turkish military operation in the Serhat region. The HPG pays tribute to their struggle and offers their condolences to their families.
• Three guerrillas buried in the cemetery of the nameless in Mardin 

  Three members of the Kurdish guerrilla organisations HPG and YJA Star who are reported to have died at Mount Bagok in Mardin during a military operation at the end of July have been buried in a "cemetery of the nameless" in the city.
• Soldiers set fire to forest area in Hakkari 

  Since Friday, a forest fire has been raging in a village in Hakkari, caused by targeted artillery fire from the Turkish army. The flames are spreading uncontrollably, and fire-fighting efforts are refused by the authorities.
• Iranian regime forces arrest more than 20 Rojhilat citizens within a week 

  More than 20 Rojhilat citizens were arrested by Iranian regime forces within a week.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  Six soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan on Wednesday. The YJA Star guerrillas shot down a drone while a surveillance camera and sensor were destroyed.
• 55 people murdered by the Turkish state in Şırnak 30 years ago commemorated 

  Şırnak Provincial Organization of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) commemorated 55 people killed by the Turkish state 30 years ago.
• ‘Erdogan's fascism will be defeated in the face of struggle’ 

  The Co-Chair of the Maxmur People's Assembly, Neşat Kara, and the Martyr Families Association Co-spokeswoman Sultan Yıldıztan said that the only way to break the isolation is the Democratic Nation paradigm, adding that Erdogan's fascism will be defeated.
• Iranian intelligence interrogates family of Rêzan Cavid, bans memorial service 

  The family of PJAK member Rêzan Cavid, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack in Rojava, is being put under pressure by Iranian intelligence in Mahabad. A memorial service was banned.
• Three Turkish drones shot down by guerrillas in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas shot down three Turkish army drones in southern Kurdistan, and an attack helicopter was hit and damaged. Three soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions on Tuesday.
• Victims of the Turkish bombing of Sikêniyê clinic in Shengal commemorated 

  One year ago, the Turkish Air Force bombed the Sikêniyê Clinic in Shengal in northern Iraq, killing eight people in the rubble. The health committee of Shengal commemorated the victims in front of the ruins of the hospital.
• KNK meets intellectuals in Hewler to discuss dangers in Kurdistan 

  A KNK delegation conducted a meeting with a group of intellectuals in Hewler to discuss the dangers the Kurdish people are facing in all four parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG publishes its 4-month war balance sheet 

  HPG announced its 4-month war balance sheet. According to this, 1454 actions were carried out, 1871 invaders were killed. A large amount of military equipment was destroyed, including 6 helicopters and 2 tanks.
• Iranian forces open fire on a group of kolbars in Bane injuring 12 of them 

  The Iranian state opened fire on a group of kolbars in Bane and injured 12 of them.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan 

  In southern Kurdistan, four soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions on Monday. Meanwhile, the Turkish troops are trying out new methods to break the guerrilla resistance.
• August martyrs commemorated in Shengal 

  The martyrs of August were commemorated in a ceremony held in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).