People on team during this time were Anita David, Peggy Gish, Bob Holmes, and Chihchun Yuan.

Monday 2 November

Gish, David, Holmes and a Kurdish filmmaker visited the village of Merkegia to make a short film of the village's history and the effects of Turkey's low-flying military planes on the villages. 

Tuesday 3 November

Gish and Holmes visited the Mayor of Kani Mase. Asked if there were other villages affected by the bombing that CPT should visit, the Mayor said people left the villages, not because of the Turkish bombing, but because of fighting in the mountains between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish military. He maintained the Turkish military are not causing any problems; they coordinate their activities with the Peshmerga and have good relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). 

Asked about low-level flights of Turkish military planes over nearby villages on 13, 14 and 15 October 2009, the Mayor said these flights are normal and people are used to it. Asked if people returning to their villages today are in danger, the Mayor said: "The villages are secure.  The reason they don't want to go back is that the U.N. ‘Oil for Food' program made them lazy and they prefer to wait for handouts.  The KRG and the Municipality have built schools, concrete houses and set up water irrigation systems. Things aren't perfect yet: they are getting lots of help and still they will not go back."

Holmes and Gish visited a village near Kani Mase.  Villagers said people do not come back because Turkish military planes flying low and circling are frightening; roads are impassable during winter rains; children go to schools or universities outside, and families who are wealthy establish and maintain year-around homes elsewhere.

Asked about the Turkish outpost nearby, they responded: "We don't want anyone here watching everything we do. We want to be able to go to any village without fear. Now, if an animal wanders off from the others, farmers do not feel free to go and look for them.  If they do, the Turkish military might shoot at them."

Sunday 8 November

Gish and Yuan went to Sulaimani Governorate to meet the Deputy Governor. The team asked for permission to join the Governorate Emergency Cell (GEC)-the objective of which is strengthening the capacities of the local authorities to respond to displacement‑ and to visit other border villages. He rejected both requests. One reason for the rejection was related to three Americans arrested by Iranian authorities at the border between KRG and Iran.

Tuesday, 10 November

Yuan and David visited the Mayors of Sangesar and Zharawa to learn the kinds of services the KRG and Government of Iraq (GOI) provide to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In 2008 the GOI gave 1 million ID ($847) to each IDP family.  The team found that the IDPs (120 families) in Zharawa only received 450,000 ID ($381).  The Mayor explained the IDPs didn't prepare the proper documents and the money was returned to Baghdad.  Later the team confirmed with IDPs that they brought proper IDs in November 2008.  The authorities told them they should receive half in next month but the money never came.