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Poll shows majority in Turkey backs peace process with PKK
A slim majority of people in Turkey support the government’s ongoing peace efforts with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), but views vary sharply along political and ethnic lines, according to a new survey by Turkish pollster ASAL Research.
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Kurdistan Region to become main hub of U.S. forces in Iraq
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it is scaling back its military mission in Iraq, with most U.S. troops expected to be relocated to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, as Washington shifts the focus of its counter-ISIS operations.
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Iraq confirms oversight of border wall construction with Syria
Iraq’s Border Guard Command confirmed on Monday that the construction of a border wall with Syria is being carried out under their supervision, countering media reports from northeast Syria (Rojava) that attributed the project to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Sharaa claims Turkey might attack Kurdish-led SDF if they don’t integrate into Syrian army
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa hinted at the possibility of a Turkish military operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) if they do not integrate into the Syrian army by next December, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported on Friday.
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Bahceli says a joint Ankara-Syria operation is certain If the SDF agreement with Damascus is not implemented
Devlet Bahceli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party of Turkey, warned the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that if the agreement signed on March 10, 2025, between the SDF and the Syrian Interim Government is not implemented, a joint military operation by Turkey and Damascus will be inevitable.
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New Generation Movement sentenced to 5 month in prison
The trial of Shaswar Abdulwahid, head of the New Generation Movement in the Kurdistan Region, was held today, Tuesday, September 2, and resulted in a sentence of five months in prison.
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Turkey and Damascus will not tolerate efforts to foment unrest in Syria: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey and the Syrian government will not allow attempts to create turmoil on Syrian soil, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Nechirvan Barzani, Senior Turkish Foreign Ministry official discuss expanding joint cooperation
The President of the Kurdistan Region welcomed the Director General for Iraq and Iran Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his accompanying delegation. Both sides emphasized the expansion of joint cooperation.
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Iraqi PM Sudani, French President Macron discuss plans for regional conference
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone. They discussed regional security and a planned visit to Baghdad, his office said on Saturday.
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Canada says Damascus legitimacy depends on acceptance of Kurdish Autonomy
Tom Kmiec, the Deputy Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, announced that Ottawa will only recognize the Damascus government if it accepts Kurdish autonomy in northern and eastern Syria.
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Significant progress in negotiations between Kurdish-led autonomous administration and Damascus
A delegation from the Syrian Autonomous Administration, headed by Ilham Ahmed, traveled to the Syrian capital to continue negotiations with officials from the interim government.
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Ocalan receives delegation as parliament hears former speakers over legal roadmap on PKK peace
Members of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party met with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday, the same day a parliamentary commission on peace efforts with the PKK wrapped up two days of hearings with former parliament speakers and bar association leaders.
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US forces to start withdrawing from Baghdad Saturday: Sources
US troops will begin withdrawing from Baghdad to Erbil on Saturday, in accordance with the 2021 US-Iraq agreement, senior sources said on Friday.
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Turkey commission to make framework for PKK peace
Turkey has given a parliamentary commission until the end of the year to lay the groundwork for a peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the speaker of parliament said Friday.
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Damascus denies attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo
Syria’s defense ministry on Wednesday denied that its forces had carried out “any attacks” in Aleppo neighborhoods, including Kurdish-majority areas.
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Kurdistan Region announces oil export agreement with federal government
The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday August 13, 2025, that it has reached an agreement with the federal government’s Ministry of Oil regarding a mechanism for oil exports.
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Mansour Jahani Joins 2026 Golden Globe Awards Jury
An independent and international cinema journalist, Mansour Jahani, was officially invited by Tim Gray, Executive Vice President of the Golden Globe Awards, has been appointed as a jury member of 83rd Golden Globe Awards 2026 in the United States.
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Baghdad knows who hit Kurdistan Region's oil fields: official
Iraqi Deputy Parliament Speaker Shakhawan Abdullah stated that the groups behind the drone attacks targeting oil installations in the Kurdistan Region are now known to authorities.
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Damascus, Kurdish-led SDF exchange accusations over northern Syria attack
Syria’s defence ministry and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exchanged blame on Saturday following an attack in the northern city of Manbij, threatening to compromise a landmark integration agreement signed by the two sides in March.
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Turkey pushes for full Use of Kurdistan Region oil pipeline
Turkey wants Iraq to ensure that the oil pipeline from the semi-autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean is utilized to its capacity as Ankara and Baghdad are discussing terms of extending the pipeline agreement expiring next year.
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Ilham Ahmed calls for return of Afrin residents displaced by Turkish offensive in 2018
Syrian Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed, a top diplomat for the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, has called for the return of displaced residents to Syria’s Afrin district, which has been under the control of Turkish forces and their allied factions since 2018.
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Baghdad bans using Kurdish in university exams in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala
Kurdish students at universities in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala can no longer answer exam questions in Kurdish, following a new directive issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education in the middle of this month.
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How has Turkey fended since the July 2016 attempted coup?
Turkey has been very busy this July, not only has it welcomed thousands of tourists mainly from the Gulf countries for their summer holidays; a number of political events have been taking place there. Foremost amongst those has been the dismantlement of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Turkish Parliament to establish 51-member commission for peace efforts with PKK
The speaker of Turkey’s parliament has formally asked political parties to submit delegate names for a 51-member parliamentary commission tasked with overseeing the next phase of a state-led process aimed at ending the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) armed campaign and transitioning toward legal and political reconciliation.
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PUK attempts new KRG cabinet formation before Iraq’s November vote: official
Efforts are underway to form the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) before Iraq’s parliamentary elections in November, more than a year after the vote, a senior Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) official said on Thursday.
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Kurdistan Region’s oil not likely to be exported Imminently
Despite Baghdad’s assurances that oil exports from Kurdistan will resume immediately after more than two years, the semi-autonomous Iraqi region isn’t prepared to restart exports, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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PKK: peace process cannot proceed unilaterally
An umbrella group that includes the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Thursday expressed its commitment to jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s recent “historic” message but stressed that Ankara also has to act in the peace process.
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Iraq’s top court to hear key cases on delayed Kurdistan Region salaries
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court is set to review two critical lawsuits on Monday concerning the delayed disbursement of salaries for public employees in the Kurdistan Region.
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US envoy says federalism doesn't work in Syria
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack on Thursday said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been “slow” in negotiating with the Syrian government, asserting that federalism in Syria “doesn’t work.”
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Tribe clashes with Kurdish security forces over land dispute in Erbil
Fierce clashes broke out west of Erbil province on Tuesday between Kurdish security forces and supporters of a tribal figure following an attempted arrest related to an ongoing land dispute.