For the first time in ten years, Kurdistan has not experienced Turkish airstrikes for a month.
For the first time in ten years, Kurdistan has not experienced Turkish airstrikes for a month.
2025-10-15 05:53
Shafaq News – Washington
The Iraqi Kurdistan Peace Team (CPT) announced on Wednesday that last September witnessed no Turkish attacks or shelling on the Kurdistan Region, a first since 2015.
A report issued by the CPT team on the peace process and developments in the military situation in the region, which was reviewed by Shafaq News Agency, stated that “the Turkish army did not carry out any attacks or shelling inside the Kurdistan Region during September. This is the first month since 2015 without Turkish military operations.” The report stressed that “both sides, despite the cessation of direct attacks, continue to strengthen their positions and military movements.”
The report explained that “Turkish forces have completely halted their shelling, but they continue to build new military bases on Mount Matin, and pave military roads between their positions in the Zab and Avashin areas within the borders of Amadiya district, in addition to cutting down trees in the Zab area and transporting them into Turkish territory.”
In contrast, the report indicated that “PKK fighters still retain their weapons and are digging tunnels and underground passages in the Gara, Qandil, and Asos areas.”
According to the report, “Turkish forces carried out 1,390 attacks and shelling on territory in the region between March 1 and June 30, while the number decreased to just 34 attacks between July 1 and September 30.”
He pointed out that “despite the cessation of the bombing, residents of villages surrounding the Bari Gari area have not yet been able to return to their villages, and residents of the Nahila areas are still unable to return to their agricultural lands.”
The report stated that, “Last August, when a number of residents of the village of Goharzi, in the Nahila district, attempted to return to their agricultural lands, they were detained for hours by Turkish forces.”
The report concluded by emphasizing that “the peace process contributed to a comprehensive cessation of attacks and armed clashes, but it did not end the military buildup or territorial expansion of either side,” noting that “the continuation of this situation has made it difficult for residents to return to their villages and has left the effects of war evident on the ground despite the absence of the sounds of shelling.”
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