
Saturday, August 15
Seîd Çomlek Buried in Mexmûr, Drone Attack on Hewlêr Thwarted
Burial of Seîd Çomlek in Mexmûr
Ronahî: Yesterday teacher Seîd Çomlek, a member of the External Relations Committee of the Mexmûr camp, was found to have lost his life in his vehicle.
Ronahî: Today at the camp, in a large ceremony at eighteen o’clock, with the participation of most residents of the Şehîd Rûstem Cûdî Refugee Camp, his body was committed to the earth.
Kamîran: Preliminary findings from the forensic medical examination indicate that his death was due to a heart attack, but the investigation continues.
Ronahî: Yes, authorities say the inquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.
Drone Attack on Hewlêr
Ronahî: In the morning three drones attacked the city of Hewlêr, but they were intercepted by the air defence system.
Ronahî: According to the statement of the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate for the Fight against Terrorism, the drones had been directed from Iran and were intercepted between two and ten past seven.
Kamîran: No human casualties have been reported as a result of this attack.
Ronahî: Yes, the statement makes clear that no one was injured in these incidents.
Vejîn Festival Celebration at Binarê Qendîl
Ronahî: The Vejîn Festival celebration at Binarê Qendîl ended with the participation of thousands of people and the presentation of artistic works.
Ronahî: Participants raised the slogans ‘No Life Without the Leader’ and ‘Long Live the Fifteenth of August’.
Kamîran: This festival is held every year in the same place, and this year it was also held with the same enthusiasm.
Killing of a Kolber in Bane
Ronahî: A kolber named Mûsa Zîbapûr from Pîranşar, father of three children, was killed by gunfire from forces of the Iranian regime at the Bane border.
Ronahî: According to the Kolbernews website, the shooting took place without warning and Zîbapûr lost his life at the scene.
Kamîran: This incident once again brings to mind the situation of kolbers at the borders of Rojhilat of Kurdistan.
HPG Statement for the Fifteenth of August
Ronahî: The HPG Media and Press Centre issued a statement on the occasion of the forty-second anniversary of the fifteenth of August.
Ronahî: HPG said that the freedom guerrillas and the patriotic people have today turned their attention to the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
Kamîran: The statement also congratulated the National Vejîn Festival.
Killing of a Kurdish Woman in Rojhilat of Kurdistan
Ronahî: A woman named Neda Celîlyan, twenty-six years old, from the village of Wiştepe in the town of Melêkan in the province of Ûrmiye, was killed by her husband.
Ronahî: According to the report of the Hana Human Rights Organisation, the suspect was detained by security forces.
Kamîran: This incident once again shows the violence against women in Rojhilat of Kurdistan.