Rojnews Arabic Service editor Süleyman Ahmet's mother, Sultana Ehmed, said that their son, who stayed with them for a week, passed through the KDP-controlled Pêş Xabûr (Semalka) Border Gate to return from Rojava to South Kurdistan on 25 October, but since that day she has not heard from him.

"I spoke to my son on the phone for the last time just before he crossed the border. This shows that my son was detained by the KDP," said the mother, and called on all authorities in South Kurdistan to explain what happened and where her son is held.