Today, Monday, 2 November 2026, Mrs. Halawa Ali Samin, known as “Mother Halawa,” the mother of Anfal victims and one of the survivors of Nogre Salman Castle, died after 38 years of waiting for her beloved children to return.
Mother Halawa belonged to the Dawudi tribe and lived in the Khurmatu district (Dawê area). During the Baath regime’s genocidal Anfal campaign, seven members of her family—six sons and one daughter—were disappeared and became victims of Anfal.
After being arrested herself during the campaign and imprisoned for six months at “Nogre Salman” Castle, the deceased was released and returned home. However, she remained until the final moments of her life longing to see her children again.
