Iraqi troops have been stationed in the areas from where guerrillas of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) have recently retreated.

According to reports from the ground, clashes erupted between the Iraqi troops and peshmerga forces of the KDP, the ruling party in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Reports are coming through of injuries on both sides. Some bullets have hit houses in the Şehîd Rûstem Cûdî Refugee Camp.

The fighting is reported to be ongoing.

The headquarters of the People's Defence Forces (HSM) announced on 19 October the withdrawal of the guerrillas from Maxmur Camp, stating: “Our patriotic people and the public should know that our forces have fulfilled their mission and there is no more need for them to continue their mission there. No one has demanded the withdrawal of our People's Defence Forces from Maxmur to the Medya Defence Zones, and our forces have withdrawn from this area solely on the basis of an independent decision by our movement.”