 The Free Women's Organization of Kurdistan (FWOK) released a statement on International Women's Day 2015 noting that "6,082 women were killed or forced to commit suicide during the past year in Iraqi Kurdistan, which is almost equal to the number of the Peshmerga martyred fighting Islamic State (IS)," and that a large number of women were victims of honor killings or enforced suicide – mostly self-immolation or hanging.About 500 honour killings per year are reported in hospitals in Iraqi Kurdistan, although real numbers are likely much higher.It is speculated that alone in Erbil there is one honour killing per day.