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  1. 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 ·

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

    Tanrıkulu asks ministry to address Diyarbakır airport landing-system delaysRudaw Turkish — reproduced public statement by Sezgin Tanrıkulu ·

  3. 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 ·

  4. Ilam — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  5. Urmia — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  6. 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 ·

  7. 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 ·

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

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

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

    Fly Erbil announces planned Baghdad service from November 1Fly Erbil statement and chief-executive interview via Rudaw Sorani ·

  10. 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 ·

  11. Kirkuk — city representative · Başûr · reported

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

  12. Mahabad — city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  13. Malekshahi County — representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  14. 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 ·

  15. 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 ·

  16. 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 ·

  17. 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 ·

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

    Syria minister reports expanded flood response including RaqqaSyrian emergency ministry via SANA, North Press and Rudaw ·

  19. 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 ·

  20. 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 ·

  21. 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 ·

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

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

  23. 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 ·

  24. 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 ·

  25. 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 ·

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

    Kobani university official outlines Aleppo affiliation and continuing-study arrangementsUniversity, minister and lawmaker statements via North Press; Rudaw participant interviews; Welat TV ·

  27. 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 ·

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

    Sari Kaniye return committee cites legal procedures for postponement; displaced people voice concernSari Kaniye displaced-persons committee and displaced interviewees — Welat TV and Rudaw ·

  29. 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 ·

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

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

  31. 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 ·

  32. 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 ·

  33. Halabja — broad city representative · Başûr · reported

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

  34. 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 ·

  35. 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 ·

  36. Mahabad — broad city representative · Rojhilat · reported

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

  37. 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 ·

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

    Bakırhan calls for shared Kurdish political position at Diyarbakır meetingDEM Party — official meeting report and speech transcript ·

  39. Manbij (Minbic), eastern Aleppo — broad city representative · Rojava · reported

    Syrian Civil Defense announces two displacement-camp closures near ManbijSANA — Syrian Civil Defense announcement; North Press Agency ·

  40. Erbil (Hewlêr) — city representative for the Kurdistan Parliament · Başûr · reported

    Interim chair says Kurdistan parliament still needs political agreement to reconveneRudaw — direct interview with interim parliamentary chair ·

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

    Reuters and Shafaq report drone attack on Kurdish opposition camp in Erbil provinceReuters via Arab News; Shafaq News; Rudaw — Komala statement; Asharq Al-Awsat — Mehr attribution ·

  42. Nusaybin (Nisêbîn), Mardin — district represented by city centre · Bakur · reported

    DHA and IHA report six deaths in Nusaybin road crashDemirören Haber Ajansı; İhlas Haber Ajansı via Amed TV ·

  43. Sanandaj (Sine) — rounded city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Rights groups report Mona Dabbagh taken into custody in SanandajHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  44. Akre (Akrê/Aqra) district — city representative for Tishi and Sharmn · Başûr · reported

    Rwanga’s oak-seed campaign reaches Lalish after Akre phaseRwanga Foundation via Shafaq; Rudaw field reporting ·

  45. Raparin administration — Ranya (Rania) city representative · Başûr · reported

    Raparin electricity director announces disconnections over overdue billsRudaw — direct interview with Raparin electricity director ·

  46. Diyarbakır (Amed) — rounded city representative · Bakur · confirmed

    Journalists hold press-freedom march in DiyarbakırTigris Haber; Dicle Fırat Journalists Association; Bianet ·

  47. Van — rounded city representative · Bakur · confirmed

    Journalists hold press-freedom action in VanDicle Fırat Journalists Association; Bianet ·

  48. Bamerni (Bamarni), Amedi district — rounded town representative · Başûr · confirmed

    Danik cultural festival opens in BamerniShafaq News — on-scene report ·

  49. Sanandaj (Sine) — rounded city representative · Rojhilat · reported

    Hengaw and KHRN report detention of Kurdish student in SanandajHengaw; Kurdistan Human Rights Network ·

  50. Arzoxlî (Kervanpınar), Sur district — rounded village representative · Bakur · reported

    Arzoxlî solar-project vigil gains co-mayor’s supportBianet; Mezopotamya Agency via Yeni Yaşam; Dicle TV; Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality ·

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