34 personalities in South Kurdistan, including writers, journalists and academics, issued a joint statement to protest Turkey's attacks on the region.

The joint statement said: "The Turkish army has once again launched a military operation against PKK forces in various regions of Behdinan. There is a great plan and danger behind these cross-border operations and invasion attacks. Turkey's operation is not only a violation of the sovereignty of Kurdistan and Iraq, but also the devaluation of international law. There are doubts that the operation will be expanded. We, as writers, journalists and academics in Kurdistan, express our dissatisfaction with this attack and the Turkish occupation and condemn the attacks. We hope that the people of Kurdistan and their political parties will feel the danger behind this aggression by the Turkish army, and that they will take a national stance and cooperation. Since we have the right, we want to know from the Kurdistan Region government, relevant parties and the Ministry of Peshmerga the reason for their attacks and why the government is still silent. In our opinion, military attacks against the Kurdish Freedom Movement in North Kurdistan will not make any difference in the demand for the rights of the Kurdish people. No reality can be changed by denying the truth. In our opinion, there is no way of peace and a radical solution other than democracy and negotiation.”

The signatories

Among the signatories of the statement are: "Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Ala Talebanî, former Minister of Kurdistan Region Xalid Doski, ex-parliamentary Mamosta Çeto Hewêzî, Deputy Chairman of the Kurdistan Parliamentary Union Kerîm Behrî Biradostî, Kurdistan Region Parliament's former Parliamentarian Qadir Cafher, writer Sertîp Cewher Minister Fatih Ebdullah Ebas Şêx Fazil Hîranî, Awêzan Nadir, writer Şiwan Dawidî, writer Şadmen Mela Hesen, journalist Serdar Mihemed, Şarpress editor Kemal Reuf, academic Dr. Mexdid Sepan, academic Dr. Özgür Nebî, politician Mesûd Abdulxaliq, writer Şîlan Xelal Beg Dergeleyî, writer Azad Wertî, writer Sedîq Hesen Mekî Amêdî, Ladê Hesen writer Birzo Îsmaîl, Sîrwan Hebîb, writer Abdulqadir Şerîf, academician Dr. Ebas Mistefa, writer Elar Bazyani, academic Dr. Hashim Zêbarî Berzan Hewramî, Bextiyar Mehmud, Elî Oremarî, Hewrê Şakir, Elend Bekir, Semed Mihemed, Muhsin Osman, writer Salar Bazyani.”

Protest in Germiyan

On the other hand, in the Kelar district of Germiyan, many people, including politicians and activists, protested the invading Turkish state's attacks on Medya Defense Areas and the KDP's siding with Turkey.

Emphasizing that the invasion attacks of the Turkish state are a clear violation of the sovereignty of South Kurdistan and Iraq, Hisên Eziz said: We condemn this. We also condemn the cooperation of Kurdish parties with the invaders. We call for unity and solidarity. We demand unity against the occupation. We know that there are economic interests between the government and Turkey, and this is the reason why they do not stand against the occupation."