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

    Rights groups report detentions of four named Bukan-area residentsKurdpa; Hana Human Rights; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

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

    Hengaw and Kurdpa report Morad Hasel Abubakri’s detention in PiranshahrKurdpa; Hengaw ·

  3. 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 ·

  4. 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 ·

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

    Archaeologists describe Helawa and Aliawa findings in the Erbil plainExcavation director and Erbil antiquities director via Rudaw Arabic; University of Milan project record ·

  6. 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 ·

  7. 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 ·

  8. 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 ·

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

    Kirkuk council members say federal electricity committee is expected on November 4Kirkuk council-member interviews via Rudaw; earlier council and district announcements via Shafaq and Rudaw ·

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

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

  11. 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 ·

  12. 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 ·

  13. 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 ·

  14. 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 ·

  15. 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 ·

  16. 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 ·

  17. Ilam — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  18. Urmia — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  19. 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 ·

  20. 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 ·

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

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

  22. 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 ·

  23. 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 ·

  24. Kirkuk — city representative · Başûr · reported

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

  25. Mahabad — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report Matin Faramarzpour’s transfer to serve sentence in MahabadHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  26. Malekshahi County — representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report Mohammad Reza Torkjoush’s detention in MalekshahiHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  27. Hasakah (Hesekê) — broad city representative for surrounding displacement sites · Rojava · reported

    Relief officials report flood damage and evacuations among displaced families in HasakahRudaw Sorani and Turkish — direct displacement-committee and Kurdish Red Crescent interviews ·

  28. Hasakah governorate — broad city representative for cotton-growing areas · Rojava · reported

    Hasakah agriculture director forecasts 45,000-ton cotton crop; purchase terms remain pendingNorth Press Agency — direct Hasakah agriculture-director interview ·

  29. Kamyaran (Kamêran) — city representative for the reported court judgment · Rojhilat · reported

    Hengaw and KHRN report prison sentence and fine for Milad Ebrahimi in KamyaranKurdistan Human Rights Network; Hengaw ·

  30. Halabja — city representative for the pomegranate festival · Başûr · reported

    Halabja closes pomegranate festival; officials report IQD 1.82 billion in salesRudaw Sorani and Arabic — field reporting and local officials’ closing statements ·

  31. Raqqa governorate — broad city representative · Rojava · reported

    Raqqa agriculture official reports crop damage as flood assessments continueSANA — direct agricultural-official interview; prior emergency-ministry response via SANA, North Press and Rudaw ·

  32. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative for reported arrival · Başûr · reported

    KRG crisis centre reports six migrants returned from LibyaKRG Joint Crisis Coordination Center via The New Region ·

  33. Oshnavieh (Shno) — city representative for court appearance · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Keyvan Rasouli-Azar’s imprisonment after Oshnavieh court summonsHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  34. Duhok province — broad governorate representative · Başûr · reported

    Iraq’s migration ministry says displaced families’ winter-fuel request remains pendingDuhok displacement director via Shafaq; Iraqi migration ministry spokesman via Rudaw ·

  35. Saqqez (Seqiz) — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Artist presents Hemen Mukriani's poetry in Saqqez calligraphy exhibitionRudaw Sorani — direct participating-artist interview ·

  36. Sulaimani (Silêmanî) — broad city representative · Başûr · reported

    Project partners announce Sulaimani manuscript catalogue and first digital scansRudaw — direct project-partner and library interviews at the completion ceremony ·

  37. Nineveh governorate — province representative for Tigris pollution reporting · Başûr · reported

    Nineveh environment director reports 17 Tigris pollution outlets and administrative actionShafaq News — direct Nineveh Environment Directorate director interview ·

  38. Diyarbakır (Amed) — broad representative for a multi-province weather warning · Bakur · reported

    MGM warns of heavy rain and flood risk in Diyarbakır and neighbouring provinces through October 29Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü — official warning 541; Amida Haber and Rudaw follow-up ·

  39. Qamishli (Qamişlo) — university-city representative; announcement also concerns Kobani · Rojava · reported

    Kobani official reports joint university committee; Rojava council’s academic demands remain unresolvedKobani administrator’s direct North Press interview; Rojava council statement via Rudaw; earlier ministry statements ·

  40. Kapıköy, Saray district, Van — locality representative · Bakur · reported

    Van chamber chief says reciprocal truck crossings have begun at KapıköyVan TSO chairman Necdet Takva — announcement reproduced by Rudaw and Van Postası ·

  41. Hasakah (Hesekê) — broad city representative for postponed return · Rojava · reported

    Return committee spokesman says preparations resume after seventh-group postponementSari Kaniye displaced-persons committee spokesman via North Press; earlier Welat TV and Rudaw reporting ·

  42. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative for the ministry news conference · Başûr · reported

    KRG finance spokesman announces recognition of unpaid salaries as government debtShafaq News — KRG finance ministry spokesman’s news conference ·

  43. Kermanshah (Kirmaşan) — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Hengaw and KHRN report Mohammad Naseri’s detention in KermanshahHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) ·

  44. Tel Abyad (Girê Spî) — broad city representative · Rojava · reported

    US calls for accountability after reported attacks on Tel Abyad returneesNorth Press; Rudaw; Verify-Sy; SANA; Welat TV — official and diplomatic responses attributed ·

  45. Shekhan (Ain Sifni) — town representative for the Shekhan–Baadre road · Başûr · reported

    Duhok roads director reports opening of Shekhan–Baadre dual carriagewayRudaw Sorani — direct interview with Duhok roads director ·

  46. Halabja — broad city representative · Başûr · reported

    Halabja district head announces new water-resources directorateRudaw Sorani — district head and Halabja governorate announcement ·

  47. Sinjar (Shingal) — broad district representative · Başûr · reported

    Duhok displacement official questions return safeguards in Sinjar agreementShafaq News Arabic and English; Rudaw; AP — Iraqi, KRG and armed-group positions attributed ·

  48. Baghdad — city representative for the Federal Supreme Court hearing · Başûr · reported

    Rudaw and Shafaq report rejection of Kurdistan Parliament dissolution caseShafaq News; Rudaw Sorani — direct interview with Akbar Gharib ·

  49. Mahabad — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Hengaw and KHRN report Edris Mohammadzadeh’s imprisonment in MahabadHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) ·

  50. Erbil (Hewlêr) — broad city representative · Başûr · reported

    Erbil deputy governor invites complaints over generator bills based on flat sizeRudaw Sorani — direct interview with Erbil deputy governor ·

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