Two killed, thousands at risk from Turkish bombardments
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan
April 18, 2023
Turkish Armed Forces have conducted at least 11 bombardments, some up to 200 kilometres inside Iraqi Kurdistan territory
Turkish Armed Forces have conducted at least 11 bombardments, some up to 200 kilometres inside Iraqi Kurdistan territory
Even after ten years of living in Sulaimani, Fardin and his family were forced by security police to flee to Erbil, unable to find stability as refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan
Taking a stand for LGBTQ+ and women’s rights comes with a price in Iraqi Kurdistan
We are grateful for the justice that has been promised to the victims of bombardments and we pray for and end to cross-border bombings in Kurdistan
On 28 September, Iran bombed an Iranian refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan six times over a span of five hours.
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On 19 July 2022 an attack was recorded in the village of Parakhe, near Zakho (Duhok province). The attack saw 9 civilians killed and 24
Research by the international civil society coalition End Cross Border Bombing Campaign (ECBBC), lays out for the first time and in meticulous detail the civilian impact of an often underreported aggression.
Pray for people of Parakhe, the families of the nine who were killed and the twenty six who were injured in the Turkish bombardments.
CPT has documented the arrest of 34 journalists and media staff in Iraqi Kurdistan between 1-7 August 2022.