Iraqi Kurdistan Project
About CPT Iraqi Kurdistan
CPT has held a presence in Iraq since October 2002, six months before the beginning of the U.S. led invasion in March of 2003. The team responded to the drumbeat of war, the "shock and awe" bombing of Baghdad, the ongoing U.S. occupation, a hostage situation, and a deteriorating security situation as Baghdad descended into chaos.
The primary focus of the team for eighteen months following the invasion was documenting and focusing attention on detainee abuses and basic legal and human rights being denied them.
In November 2005, four CPT personnel were taken hostage, resulting in the murder of CPTer Tom Fox and the freeing of the remaining three CPTers in a military operation in March 2006. Following an evaluation phase, CPT relocated its violence reduction work to the Kurdish north of Iraq in late 2006.
The team now works toward accompanying displaced persons home by living in conflicted border regions and documenting human rights violations against civilian populations.
Through the Looking Glass
More videos from Iraq Kurdistan
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan Blog
Reports on events and profiles of local peacemakers.... [MORE]
Report: Cross-Border Bombings
"Where there is a promise, there is tragedy: cross-border bombings and shellings of villages in the Kurdish region of Iraq by the nations of Turkey and Iran," details the destruction of northern Iraqi village life by Turkish and Iranian attacks over the past two years. Written because regional and world powers, rebel groups and Kurdish Regional Government have dismissed the villagers—mostly shepherds and farmers—their lives, their futures, their lands, their children, as irrelevant to the 'larger' agendas of the parties involved. Read the FULL REPORT.
Profiles of Courage
Mullah Kameron Ali Khwarham
CPT Iraq blog
Aram Jamal Sabir
CPT Iraq blog
Khalid Qadir Mohammed
CPT Iraq blog
Taban, Arke Saru
CPT Iraq blog
Mahmud, Kanispi
CPT Iraq blog
Events
| Title | Start: | End: |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq delegation - Kurdish north | Thu, 10/04/2012 | Wed, 10/17/2012 |
