On 17 October, a Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belonging to refugees from Maxmur in the Koyê district of Hewlêr and killed Dilovan Işlek.

Zagros Atalay, Muhammed Nuri Avcı, Muhammed Şirin Avcı, Ahmet Baytaş, Bêwar Baytaş, from Maxmur, were working in Baghdad. They went to collect the body of Dilovan Işlek, but were detained by KDP forces at the checkpoint called Bîrebas in Hewlêr.

After receiving information that they were detained, the families of the 5 workers went to the center where they were held and asked about the fate of their relatives. The KDP forces, who initially denied the five were in their custody, eventually said that they handed them over to the Hewlêr Public Order forces.

The families are very worried.