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  1. Sulaimaniyah (Slemani) — city representative for PUK leadership announcement · Başûr · reported

    Talabani announces PUK cabinet withdrawal after party leadership meetingBafel Talabani’s video statement via Rudaw; Associated Press ·

  2. Tuz Khurmatu (Duz Xurmatu) — broad town representative for flood disruption · Başûr · reported

    Traffic directorate announces Tuz Khurmatu road closure after floodingGeneral Traffic Directorate statement via NINA; Shafaq News ·

  3. Kifri district, Garmiyan — broad representative for Bawashaswar dam report · Başûr · reported

    Garmiyan agriculture spokesperson reports Bawashaswar dam spillingGarmiyan agriculture spokesperson Sattar Ali interviewed by Rudaw ·

  4. Suruç (Pirsûs), Şanlıurfa province — broad district representative · Bakur · reported

    Farmer describes flood damage to crops in Suruç districtRudaw Sorani — farmer interview and local impact report ·

  5. Kirkuk governorate — broad representative for farmland-planning report · Başûr · reported

    Kirkuk agriculture report describes request to include disputed farmland in planting planKirkuk agriculture department letter and named interviews via Rudaw ·

  6. Diyarbakır (Amed) — city representative for literature conference · Bakur · reported

    PEN literature and peace conference opens in DiyarbakırDiyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality official account; Rudaw Turkish ·

  7. Ankara — city representative for issuing Constitutional Court · Bakur · confirmed

    Published Constitutional Court ruling requires retrial remedy in journalists’ caseTürkiye Constitutional Court official judgment; Bianet ·

  8. Daraman area, Kirkuk governorate — broad province representative · Başûr · reported

    Rudaw and Shafaq report guard killed in Kirkuk-area shootingRudaw Sorani on-scene reporting; Shafaq News Arabic ·

  9. Kirkuk — city representative for compensation-office report · Başûr · reported

    Kirkuk official says Article 140 compensation payments remain suspendedArticle 140 office head Kakarash Siddiq interviewed by Rudaw ·

  10. Daraman area, Kirkuk governorate — broad province representative · Başûr · reported

    Kirkuk truck drivers protest inspection delays at DaramanShafaq News local source; Rudaw Sorani driver interviews ·

  11. Ankara — city representative for DEM headquarters press conference · Bakur · reported

    DEM spokesperson urges peace bodies and parliamentary monitoring workDEM Party official press-conference transcript; Bianet ·

  12. Baneh County — broad district representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Kaweh Osmani detained in Baneh CountyHengaw; Hana Human Rights ·

  13. Miandoab (Miyandoab) County — broad district representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors name two in November 4 Miandoab detention reportsKurdpa; Hengaw; Hana Human Rights ·

  14. Ilam province — broad representative for reported release · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Aras Ahmadbeigi temporarily released on bail in IlamHana Human Rights; Kurdpa ·

  15. Erbil governorate — broad representative for road-project opening · Başûr · reported

    PM Barzani announces opening of Korre road project and two tunnelsPrime minister’s inauguration speech via Rudaw ·

  16. Istanbul — city representative for MESAM announcement · Bakur · reported

    MESAM announces Kurdish composition category and planned Şakiro tributeMESAM competition portal; MESAM press-conference statements via Rudaw Turkish ·

  17. Zirgan (Zarkan / Abu Rasin), Ras al-Ayn district — town representative · Rojava · disputed

    Child reported killed in Zirgan school explosion; injury toll remains unclearNorth Press; Shafaq News; Rudaw — health-director interview ·

  18. Edirne — city representative for the visit and public statement · Bakur · reported

    Hatimoğulları calls for Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ’s release after Edirne visitDEM Party — original speech; Bianet ·

  19. Erbil governorate — broad province representative · Başûr · reported

    Reuters and Rudaw report drone attack on Kurdish opposition in Erbil provinceReuters via Internazionale; Komala statement and comments via Rudaw ·

  20. Chamchamal (Çemçemal) district — broad representative · Başûr · reported

    Chamchamal administrator announces five flood-prevention projectsChamchamal district commissioner Aso Bakr via Shafaq News ·

  21. Afrin (Efrîn) — city representative · Rojava · reported

    Project manager describes U.S.-funded support for Afrin municipal servicesProject manager Yazan Nasser via North Press ·

  22. Diyarbakır (Amed) — city representative for the bar association · Bakur · reported

    Diyarbakır Bar defends Kurdish-language public statementsDiyarbakır Bar Association — official statement ·

  23. Hasakah (Hesekê) — broad city representative · Rojava · reported

    Student gives Rudaw an account of Hasakah Kurdish-education protest attackRudaw Arabic — correspondent interview with a participant; earlier Rudaw Turkish and ANHA reports ·

  24. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative · Başûr · reported

    Erbil police tell livestreamers to report to the directorate within 15 daysErbil police notice via Rudaw Arabic ·

  25. Kobani (Kobanê / Ayn al-Arab) — city representative · Rojava · reported

    Arin theatre festival concludes in Kobani after Ronahi troupe’s performanceNorth Press Arabic — festival-director and playwright interviews ·

  26. Piranshahr (Pîranşar) — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report Sadegh Abubakri’s detention in PiranshahrKurdpa; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  27. Bukan (Bokan) County — broad district representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups name eight in November 3 Bukan detention reports; one releasedKurdpa; Hana Human Rights; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  28. Piranshahr (Pîranşar) — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report Morad Hasel Abubakri’s detention in PiranshahrKurdpa; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  29. Sari Kaniye (Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain) district — broad countryside hazard advisory · Rojava · reported

    Mine-action official warns road clearance does not make nearby farmland safeNorth Press — direct mine-action-office official interview ·

  30. Erbil governorate — broad representative for pilot-station appointment · Başûr · reported

    Interior Ministry announces woman officer’s appointment to lead Erbil pilot stationKurdistan Region Interior Ministry statement via Rudaw Sorani and Turkish ·

  31. Erbil governorate — broad representative for archaeological findings report · Başûr · reported

    Italian mission presents Helawa and Aliawa findings at Erbil museumExcavation and Erbil antiquities directors via Rudaw Arabic and English; University of Milan project record ·

  32. Raqqa governorate — broad representative for antiquities protection response · Rojava · reported

    Raqqa antiquities director reports legal response to archaeological-site damageNorth Press — direct Raqqa antiquities-department head interview ·

  33. Oshnavieh (Shno) County — broad representative for the reported detentions · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report three Oshnavieh-area detentions across October 31 and November 1Hengaw; Kurdpa — separate original rights-monitor reports ·

  34. Zelkan, Shekhan–Bardarash area — Shekhan district represented by Ain Sifni · Başûr · reported

    Zelkan school director seeks repairs and teachers in the Shekhan areaRudaw Sorani — school director and Duhok education spokesperson interviews ·

  35. Kirkuk — city representative for the monthly generator-charge announcement · Başûr · reported

    Electricity deputy minister cites order for 150 MW increase during Kirkuk visitElectricity deputy minister Ali Khalaf’s Kirkuk press conference via Rudaw; earlier official statements and interviews ·

  36. Lake Urmia — broad lake representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Official reports increased water volume and surface area at Lake UrmiaMehdi Rostami statement via Rudaw Sorani ·

  37. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative for the housing-development programme · Başûr · reported

    Water director reports meter installation in Erbil housing developmentsWater and sewerage director Ari Ahmad via Rudaw Sorani ·

  38. Duhok — city representative for the public anniversary ceremony · Başûr · reported

    Presidency calls for wider trauma care at Duhok institute anniversaryKurdistan Region Presidency — official speech; Shafaq News ceremony report ·

  39. Tell Gombass, Duhok province — broad governorate representative · Başûr · reported

    Duhok antiquities director reports five settlement layers at Tell GombassDuhok Antiquities Directorate interview via Shafaq News ·

  40. Qamishli (Qamişlo) — city representative for the public forum · Rojava · reported

    Qamishli forum participants call for safeguards for displaced Sari Kaniye families’ returnRudaw Arabic — original forum reporting and direct participant statements ·

  41. Diyarbakır (Amed) — broad city representative for the airport statement · Bakur · reported

    Ministry says Diyarbakır runway landing system is installed, with checks planned for November 2Türkiye Transport and Infrastructure Ministry; Rudaw Kurmanji; earlier Tanrıkulu statement ·

  42. Sulaimani (Slemani) — city representative for the horse festival · Başûr · reported

    Sulaimani horse festival highlights efforts to preserve Kurdish breedsRudaw English — field report and festival-supervisor interview ·

  43. Ilam — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Farhad Tavan’s execution in IlamHengaw; Kurdpa ·

  44. Urmia — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Afshin Azizi serving a three-year term in UrmiaKurdpa; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  45. Sütlüce area, Tunceli (Dersim) — central district represented by city · Bakur · reported

    Sütlüce residents renew objections to waste-facility location in DersimRudaw Turkish — direct resident interviews ·

  46. Sinjar (Shingal) district — broad representative for planned work · Başûr · reported

    Official outlines planned coordination for Sinjar exhumation workKRG mass-graves director via Kurdistan24 and Rudaw ·

  47. Sulaimani (Slemani) — city representative for reported installations · Başûr · reported

    Solar installer reports increased household demand in SulaimaniFaraday and other solar installers via Rudaw Sorani ·

  48. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative for announced passenger route · Başûr · reported

    Fly Erbil says it has begun operating under its own aviation certificateFly Erbil executives and Erbil airport director via Rudaw Sorani and Shafaq News ·

  49. Diyarbakır (Amed) province — city representative for rural cotton fields · Bakur · reported

    Diyarbakır cotton growers describe squeezed margins during harvestRudaw Arabic — original farmer and seasonal-worker interviews ·

  50. Kirkuk — city representative · Başûr · reported

    Organiser announces plans for Kirkuk street-theatre festivalFestival president Nezhad Najm via Rudaw Sorani ·

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