Report by: Iraqi Kurdistan Team of the American organization CPT (Community Peacemaker Teams)

Turkish military attacks and bombardments in the first six months of this year:

• From January 1 to June 30, the Turkish military conducted 1,678 attacks and bombardments on the territory of the Kurdistan Region.

• 1,484 of these attacks targeted the borders of Duhok Governorate, 140 targeted Erbil Governorate, 54 targeted Sulaimani Governorate, and zero attacks targeted Nineveh Governorate.

• As a result of these Turkish military attacks and bombardments in the first half of the year, 9 civilian residents became victims: 3 were killed and 6 were injured.

• In the first six months of the year, the Turkish military conducted:

  • 1,232 attacks through artillery shelling,

  • 397 via fighter jets and drones,

  • 43 via helicopters,

  • 5 through the use of light weapons, and

  • 1 attack via detonation.

• In June alone, the Turkish military carried out 550 attacks on the Kurdistan Region:

  • 541 of these targeted Duhok Governorate,

  • 9 targeted the Erbil Governorate.

  • Compared to May, the number of attacks in June increased by 8%.

• Since the announcement of the unilateral ceasefire by the PKK in March, the Turkish military has not carried out any attacks or bombardments in Sulaimani Governorate.

Report by: Iraqi Kurdistan Team of the American organization CPT