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  1. Mandali locality, Diyala — representative for announced crossing closure · Başûr · reported

    Border authority announces temporary Mandali crossing closure from FridayIraqi Border Ports Authority statement via Rudaw and PUKmedia ·

  2. Tell Tamr district, Hasakah — representative for named farmer’s account · Rojava · reported

    Hasakah farmers call for review of wheat-seed costsNorth Press — original farmer interviews ·

  3. Istanbul — city representative for İHD press announcement · Bakur · reported

    İHD urges rights reforms and public oversight in peace processİHD press announcement via Bianet and Rudaw ·

  4. Baghdad — city representative for national ministry announcement · Başûr · reported

    Justice Ministry announces unit for Feyli Kurdish affairsIraqi Justice Ministry statement via NINA and Shafaq ·

  5. Duhok province — broad representative for Atrush and Sarsang operations · Başûr · reported

    ShaMaran reports higher third-quarter adjusted earningsShaMaran Petroleum results; Rudaw ·

  6. Gabar area, Şırnak province — broad province representative · Bakur · reported

    Erdoğan reports Gabar output at 84,000 barrels a dayErdoğan’s cabinet-meeting remarks via Rudaw and Star ·

  7. Marivan County — broad county representative for historical July case · Rojhilat · disputed

    Iran’s UN reply addresses disputed Marivan border-porter shootingIranian government reply hosted by OHCHR; KHRN; Rudaw ·

  8. Diyarbakır (Amed) — broad city representative · Bakur · reported

    Parties announce HEVBENDÎ alliance in DiyarbakırParticipating groups’ founding declaration via Rudaw ·

  9. Dêrik (al-Malikiyah) — broad city representative · Rojava · reported

    Dêrik interviewees describe widening gap between wages and wedding costsNorth Press Arabic resident and jeweller interviews ·

  10. Chamchamal district — broad representative for Khor Mor incident · Başûr · reported

    Electricity officials describe power cuts after Khor Mor suspensionElectricity and LPG officials interviewed by Rudaw; earlier operator statement ·

  11. Bukan (Bokan) — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    KHRN adds account of Zakaria Badsar’s prison transfer in BukanKurdpa; Hengaw ·

  12. Bane (Baneh) — broad city representative · Rojhilat · disputed

    KHRN adds to Shaho Ebrahimi transfer reports; date disagreement remainsKurdpa; Hengaw; Hana ·

  13. Van province — broad representative for district education notices · Bakur · reported

    Van districts announce one-day suspension of transport-based schoolingDistrict-authority announcements via Rudaw and Van Haber ·

  14. Mosul, Nineveh — broad city representative for provincial office notice · Başûr · reported

    Nineveh Article 140 office asks applicants to remedy incomplete filesNineveh Article 140 office notice reported by Rudaw ·

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

    Hasakah residents describe mounting winter heating-fuel costsRudaw Arabic resident interviews ·

  16. Kirkuk–Erbil highway — broad Kirkuk province representative · Başûr · reported

    Shafaq reports rain-related Kirkuk–Erbil highway closureShafaq News correspondent, citing local officials and eyewitnesses ·

  17. Mahabad district, West Azerbaijan — broad district representative for Gamishan bridge report · Rojhilat · reported

    Mahabad road official reports Gamishan bridge damage cutting village accessMahabad road authority chief interviewed by IRIB ·

  18. Erbil (Hewlêr) — broad city representative for flood warning · Başûr · reported

    Barzani calls for flood-damage assessments and compensation in ErbilMasrour Barzani’s public remarks; Erbil authorities via Rudaw ·

  19. Istanbul — broad city representative for Amedspor away fixture · Bakur · reported

    Galatasaray beat Amedspor 4–3 in their first Süper Lig meetingGalatasaray SK official match report; Rudaw Turkish live coverage ·

  20. Kirkuk — broad city representative for overnight flood report · Başûr · reported

    Kirkuk municipality reports overnight flooding affecting homes and shopsKirkuk municipality spokesman Adnan Rashid interviewed by Rudaw ·

  21. Erbil governorate — broad representative for Hamilton Road corridor · Başûr · reported

    District officials report Hamilton Road reopened after rain-related blockageSoran and Choman district heads interviewed by Rudaw ·

  22. Raqqa governorate — broad representative for Al-Kasrat education report · Rojava · reported

    Raqqa educators seek additional classrooms for overcrowded schoolsNorth Press Arabic — named educators’ interviews ·

  23. Şanlıurfa (Riha) — broad city representative for workers’ statement · Bakur · reported

    Özak workers announce planned constitutional challenge over compensationWorkers’ and BİRTEK-SEN representatives’ statements via Bianet ·

  24. Yüksekova (Gever), Hakkâri — broad district representative · Bakur · reported

    Participants describe Yüksekova campaign for province statusPlatform participants’ public remarks via Rudaw Turkish ·

  25. Mahabad — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights monitors report Saman Dehnad detained in MahabadKurdpa; Hengaw; Hana Human Rights ·

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

    Rights monitors report Diyar Abron detained in PiranshahrKurdpa; Hengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  27. Baghdad — broad city representative for custody-death inquiry · Başûr · reported

    Rudaw reports inquiry into Suruç detainee’s death in BaghdadRudaw — detainees’ letter and separate police interview ·

  28. Akre (Akrê) district, Duhok — broad district representative · Başûr · reported

    Rudaw reports rice harvest under way in Akre districtRudaw Arabic — Naif Ramadan’s harvest report and interviews ·

  29. Pishabour (Faysh Khabur), Duhok — broad locality representative · Başûr · reported

    Crossing director announces seven-day Pishabour–Semalka schedulePishabour director Shawkat Barbuhari interviewed by Welat TV ·

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

    KDP spokesperson says party is ready for talks with PUKBafel Talabani’s video statement via Rudaw; Associated Press ·

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

    Councillor seeks inquiry after Tuz Khurmatu bypass flood damageGeneral Traffic Directorate via NINA; Shafaq; Salahaddin officials via Rudaw ·

  32. 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 ·

  33. 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 ·

  34. 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 ·

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

    PEN conference speakers call for Kurdish-language education and recognitionDiyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality; PEN speakers interviewed by Rudaw ·

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

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

  37. 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 ·

  38. 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 ·

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

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

  40. 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 ·

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

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

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

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

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

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

  44. 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 ·

  45. 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 ·

  46. 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 ·

  47. 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 ·

  48. 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 ·

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

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

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

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

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