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Behind the scenes of a conceptualization; Strategic analysis of Washington's arms claim against the Kurds/ Mohammad Hadifar

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Following the repeated accusations of Donald Trump, the President of the United States, against the Kurdish forces regarding the hiding of military weapons, this note evaluates this claim with a critical approach and using field and historical data as part of a complex media-security strategy.

Pursuing torture claims in the Lalezar case by the Human Rights Committee of the Kurdistan Region

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Human Rights Committee conducted visits and visits in Sulaymaniyah with the aim of following up on the latest developments in the Lalezar case, the allegations of torture of detainees, and investigating the suspicious death of a teenager in prison.

Former senior US government official:

The main cause of the problems of the Kurdistan Region is internal disputes

World Service - James Jeffrey, Donald Trump's former special representative in the anti-ISIS coalition and former US ambassador to the countries of the region, warned that the Iraqi Kurds are not on the same page in interacting with the US, and this makes Washington unable to support them sufficiently.

Elham Ahmad denied the report of meeting with Ojalan in Amrali

Syrian Service - "Elham Ahmed", the joint head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration, rejected the reports of some Turkish media about her trip to Amrali Island and meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, and announced that not only such a trip did not take place, but there is currently no plan to hold this meeting.

Implementation of the plan to bypass the Kurdistan Region by Türkiye and Iraq

World Service- The first convoy of trucks carrying Turkish goods bound for Iraq has entered the city of Geri Sepi in Syria, which is a sign of the formation of a new trade axis between Turkey, Syria and Iraq and the reduction of the strategic role of the Kurdistan Region in regional trade.

Erdogan's advisor:

Using the word "Kurdistan" in the peace process is not appropriate

Turkish Service - The adviser to the Turkish president announced that the process of "Turkey without terror" is going forward under the supervision of Erdogan and Baghceli and stressed that the use of the word "Kurdistan" in this process is not appropriate.

Stopping the media campaign against the Patriotic Union after Masrour Barzani welcomed the initiative of the Islamic Union

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Masrour Barzani, in the first practical step after the initiative of the Islamic Union of Kurdistan to reduce political tensions, ordered to stop the media campaign against the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan; This action was taken with the aim of calming the situation and providing the basis for the activation of the parliament and the formation of a new cabinet.

Ribaz Hamlan:

Trusting Barzani is the biggest responsibility and honor of my life

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Ribaz Hamlan, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of Iraq, after failing to get a vote of confidence from the parliament, emphasized by publishing a message that Mr. Barzani's trust is the biggest responsibility of his life and will remain in his path and plans until the last moment of his life.

Erdogan:

The Zionist regime is governed by a "fascist mentality".

Turkish Service - While criticizing the war of the US and the Zionist regime against Iran, the Turkish president said that this war has caused the instability of fuel prices and increased inflation in many countries of the world.

Ankara and the Kurdish movement are preparing a new "roadmap".

World Service - The new statements of Turkish officials and the leaders of the Kurdist Dem Party show that the talks related to the peace process are still ongoing and the two sides are considering a new mechanism to manage the phase after the dissolution of the PKK; A process that can be the most important political development in Türkiye in recent years.

9 ministries of the Iraqi government are managed in a supervisory manner

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Due to the lack of a vote of confidence in the parliament and the finalization of the status of the candidates, 9 ministries of the Iraqi government are being managed as caretakers.

Requesting Nechirvan Barzani to find a solution to the current climate situation

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The senior member of the leadership council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, expressing his concern about the continuation of structural gaps in the region, asked the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, to end the damaging situation of "two administrations" and find solutions to solve the current crises.

The shadow of revenge and ethnic violence on the operation of Damascus against the Kurds

The World Service-Rojava Intelligence Center says that a significant part of the violence recorded in the January 2026 attack against the Kurdish areas of northern Syria had ethnic and gender motives, and women and children were among the victims.

Baghdad denied the claim of a drone attack on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory

Iraq and Kurdistan Carpet Service - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq issued an official statement, denying the rumors that three drones were fired from the territory of this country towards the facilities of Saudi Arabia and announced that no sign was recorded in Iraq's defense and radar systems to confirm this claim. In this stance, Baghdad, while emphasizing respect for Riyadh's national sovereignty, demanded the activation of information exchange channels between the two countries to maintain the stability of the region.

Strengthening national security is achieved by limiting weapons to the state

The spokesman of the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said: "Strengthening national security will be achieved through a strong commitment to limiting weapons for the state and upholding the rule of law.

Mediation instead of sharing; A different strategy of the Islamic Union of Kurdistan

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The Islamic Union of Kurdistan, led by Salahuddin Bahauddin, despite its official position as an opposition party that has announced that it will not participate in the future government of the region, plays a paradoxical and strategic role.

"Democratic integration"; The key to understanding the historical turn of Öcalan and PKK

World Service - After his historic call for the dissolution of the PKK and the end of the armed struggle, Abdullah Ocalan has now placed a new concept called "democratic integration" at the center of his political project: a concept that he says does not mean submission to the Turkish government, but an attempt to build a kind of politics beyond the nation-state, violence and nationalism.

The challenges of preserving and developing the Kurdish language in Syria

World Service - World Service - Despite the expansion of education and cultural productions in the Kurdish language in recent years, experts say that the lack of specialized institutions, differences in writing methods and weak educational infrastructure are still the main obstacles to the scientific development of the Kurdish language in Syria.

P.K.K.'s old game with names

World Service - "Intelligence News" media has reported that while a year has passed since the official announcement of the dissolution of the PKK, this current is now using the new title "Management of the Apuyi Movement" in its organizational literature; A change that observers believe is the continuation of the PKK's old strategy of political and organizational redefining through changing names and multi-layered structures in Türkiye, Syria and Iraq.

Syrian parliamentary elections under the shadow of political engineering

Syrian Service - At the same time as the process of political reconstruction continues in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, the indirect parliamentary elections in the areas controlled by the SDF have faced a wave of criticism. Kurdish parties consider this process as "political engineering" and a sign of reducing their real share in the power structure; An issue that has once again highlighted the debate on the representation of minorities in Syria.

The post of prime minister in the history of Iraq

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - News Media - Analytical Dravimedia has given a historical overview of the post of Prime Minister of Iraq from the Kingdom era (1921 to 1958 and then the fall of the Baath regime) in a report and listed the period from 2004 to 2026 with a description of each period.

PKK's new media approach; From ideological propaganda to political networking

World Service - The reorganization of the media close to PKK, from the transfer of the political role of "Strek TV" to "Nojeh TV" to the establishment of multilingual media, shows the effort of this movement to adapt to a new stage of regional politics and to pass the traditional model of media related to armed struggle.

Letter from Lahore Talabani lawyers to the president and government of Kurdistan region

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The lawyers of Lahore Talabani sent a letter to the Kurdistan Regional President, the government and the judicial council. This letter is about the situation of a detainee named (Hama Resh) who has been in Sulaymaniyah security prison for 9 months and wants to punish the perpetrators who beat, stabbed, assaulted and insulted human dignity.

The new prime minister of Iraq gave the ministers a week to declare their assets

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Ali al-Zaidi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, in the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, announced a series of instructions to the cabinet ministers, the most important of which is the obligation of the ministers to declare their assets and property within a week.

Sending about 100 autonomous management judges to Damascus for interviews

Syria Service - Around 100 judges affiliated with the Justice Councils of the Autonomous Administration are scheduled to travel to Damascus this week to conduct individual interviews with the Syrian Minister of Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council.

The evolution of Kurdish identity in Syria

World Service - According to the report of the Institute of Kurdish Studies in America, Syrian Kurds were able to preserve and rebuild their identity through education, press and civil activities, despite the policies of identifying identity, banning the expression of the Kurdish language and cultural repression.

Limiting the authority of the governor of Haskeh

Syria Service - Local sources in the north and east of Syria say that despite the official appointment by the interim government of Syria, the governor of Haskeh is still unable to fully exercise his executive and administrative powers. According to observers, this situation is related to political and security considerations and the process of implementing the agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces.

Thousands of people marched in Turkish cities with the slogan "A step for peace".

Turkey Service - On Saturday, thousands of people in different cities of Turkey and the Kurdish regions of the country, in response to the call of the party, held simultaneous marches and demanded the start of practical measures for the peace process, the release of political prisoners and the determination of Abdullah Ocalan's status.

On the occasion of the ninth anniversary of Noshirvan Mustafa's death;

Noshirvan Mustafa Cheriki intellectual

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - Noshirvan Mustafa Amin, born in 1944 in Sulaymaniyah, the city of the uprising and revolution of Iraqi Kurdistan, is one of the self-made and unique political figures of Iraqi Kurds. In the second decade of his life, he got acquainted with the Kurdish struggle movement led by Mulla Mustafa Barzani, and then he joined the youth of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party in Sulaymaniyah.

Soran Omar:

The execution of Ajaj's death sentence requires the signature of the President and the Minister of Justice

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Soran Omar, a former member of the Iraqi Parliament, referring to the death sentence of Ajaj Tikriti, the executioner of Nugareh Salman, emphasized that the execution of this sentence depends on the signature of the president and the action of the Iraqi Minister of Justice.