Kurdish Asayish forces arrest four young men from our community in Teleskof

According to media sources, the Kurdish Asayish forces arrested four young men in the town of Tesqopa (Teleskof), Nineveh Plain on different and unclear charges in the last two days. Ankawa.com reported that the Kurdish security forces arrested the first young man [Q] on Thursday (November 9) morning. On the same day, another young man [LN] was arrested. A close relative of one of the detainees informed us at Zowaa.org that the two young men are still detained at Asayish headquarters, and reasons for their arrests are still unclear, but one of the charges is believed to be raising the Iraqi flag in the town of Teleskof. Two days ago the Asayish forces arrested two other young men, [ES] and [G], from the town of Teleskof, and they had been released on the same day (according to Ankawa.com). It is worth noting that on November 7, 2017, the Kurdish Asayish forces prevented Fuad Massoud, a leader in the Assyrian Democratic Movement, from entering his own hometown of Teleskof as well. *For security purposes, we will not be releasing the names of the arrested individuals until notified otherwise.