Shafaq reports Duhok tree-cutting concerns; KRG denies attributed remarks

Shafaq News interviewed residents about continued cutting of mature trees in Duhok. In a follow-up, the KRG’s Department of Foreign Relations denied remarks attributed to its head, Safeen Dizayee, about KRG knowledge of border tree cutting. That denial does not resolve the extent of loss or responsibility.

Ji aliyê Tîma edîtoriyê · Updated 4 kew 2026

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Shafaq relays the department’s denial; the original statement was not inspected directly. Its earlier resident interviews did not contain the disputed quote. Neither report independently establishes logging extent, responsibility or authorisation. No independent corroboration was found. Event time retains the October 2 publication minute, not a logging time. Military positions, movements, routes, vulnerable settlements and inferred identities remain excluded.

Kontrola dawî ya delîlan: 4 kew 2026 21:18 UTC.

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Update, October 4: Added the department’s denial of remarks attributed to Dizayee. The earlier report did not carry those comments; the denial does not settle the underlying logging claims.

4 kew 2026 21:18 UTC — Added the attributed denial, distinguishing disputed remarks from unresolved logging claims; retained original time and provincial marker.

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Shafaq News Dezgeha medyayî ya serbixwe
local report relaying the KRG Department of Foreign Relations’ denial of remarks attributed to Safeen Dizayee
Shafaq News Dezgeha medyayî ya serbixwe
original interviews with unnamed residents and specialists; attributed accounts and environmental warnings

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