Despite the ceasefire, attacks have continued. Between 8 and 24 April, a further 48 attacks were carried out, bringing the total number since the start of the conflict to 695. During the ceasefire period, Iranian Kurdish opposition party camps and bases were the primary targets. Compared to the pre-ceasefire period, a larger proportion of attacks were conducted directly by Iran.

A verified record of attacks and their human and infrastructural impact in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The findings underscore growing risks to civilians and the need for immediate de-escalation.

CPT began doing the trainings in 2014. It was inspired by the Alternatives to Violence Project - an initiative begun by Quakers in the 1970’s who went into prisons to engage with violent offenders.

The context in Iraqi Kurdistan is very different to an American prison, but violence has been a frequent part of life for many people here. Of course there’s the wars - six separate conflicts since the 1980’s, plus decades of Iraqi violent repression and Kurdish armed resistance. These days there is still an undeclared war being fought in the border regions, with Turkish bombings and incursions an everyday occurrence.