Kurdistan Region
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Turkey jets hit two villages northeast of Duhok
Turkish warplanes on Saturday bombed two villages in Amedi district, northeast of Duhok, according to Esta Media Network.
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Changes will continue in PUK, member says
A member of the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that the changes in the party will continue at the order of Bafel Talabani, the PUK Leader, and the support of the party's political bureau.
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Iranian diplomat meets PUK leader Bafel Talabani
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari met on Tuesday with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party leader Bafel Talabani in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Iranian deputy FM, KRG PM discuss expanding economic ties
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy met with the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to discuss economic relations and trade between Erbil and Tehran.
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US will keep its advisors in Iraq and Kurdistan Region: Peshmerga Minister
The Ministry of Peshmerga announced on Monday, November 8, that the US decided to keep its military advisors in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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PUK to meet other Kurdistan Region parties over government formation
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will meet with representatives of all political parties in the Kurdistan Region to discuss the government formation process, Member of the PUK Politburo Miran Muhammed said on Monday, November 8.
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US aims to strengthen Kurdistan region, says top official
The United States’ presence in Iraq is for the long term and aims to “strengthen the Kurdistan region”, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran and Iraq Jennifer Gavito said.
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Delegation from Sadr movement to visit Kurdistan
A delegation from Sadrist movement that won most of the votes in Iraq’s parliamentary election will pay a visit to the Kurdistan Region to discuss the formation of a coalition in Baghdad, a politician said on Saturday.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets Qatari Emir in Doha
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad in Qatar’s capital Doha on Sunday, October 17, and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relations.
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Professor warns Afghanistan scenario could repeat in Iraq and Syria Kurdistans
An Indiana University professor warned the scenario of the US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan could be repeated in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq.
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Iraqi PM, Masrour Barzani hold phone call after Sunday election
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi spoke by phone with Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani on Sunday, following the closure of polling stations across Iraq.
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Conference in Erbil pushes Baghdad-Israel normalization
More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, attended a conference in the Kurdistan Region organized by a U.S. think-tank demanding a normalization of relations between Iraq and Israel, AFP cited organizers as saying on Saturday.
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Masrour Barzani, EU envoy discuss Iraq parliamentary elections
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the Special Representative of the European Union, Fiola von Cramon, discussed in a meeting on Friday, September 17, the issue of monitoring the parliamentary elections in Iraq.
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No one in Kurdistan Region is as concerned about Peshmerga integration as the US and the international coalition, Gorran member
A senior member of the Movement for Change (Gorran) in the Kurdistan Region said that no one in the Kurdistan Region exerts as much pressure and sympathy for the integration of Peshmerga forces as the United States and the international coalition.
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Germany, Britain and US are seeking to free Peshmerga forces from party affiliation: British MP
A member of the Britian parliament, Robert Halfon says his country, Germany and the USA are seeking to integrate Peshmerga forces and bring an end to the control of the ruling parties over the forces.
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Kurdish issue will remain unresolved unless differences are settled, party leader tells Kurdpress
Hikmet Serbilind, the President General of the Kurdistan Islamic Party (PÎK or Partiya Îslamiya Kurdistan) told Kurdpress in an interview that the differences between the Kurds would not resolve unless the differences between them are not resolved.
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Joe Biden congratulates Iraq on hosting regional summit
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday congratulated the Iraqi government on hosting a “successful and ground-breaking” regional summit in Baghdad.
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Taliban occupation of Afghanistan created new political and military equations in the region: party leader
The secretary general of the Kurdistan Social Democratic Party stressed in a statement that the Taliban's occupation of Afghanistan has created new political and military equations in the region.
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PUK predicts US won't withdraw forces from Kurdistan Region
A Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) military advisor on Tuesday, August 3, predicted that the US forces will remain in the Kurdistan Region, even if they withdraw from central and southern Iraq because the situation in the Region is "different” for them there.
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Reports highlight crackdowns on press in Kurdistan Region
A journalism watchdog group has criticized the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq for sentencing a journalist to prison in a secret trial.
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Explosive-laden drone hit Erbil airport in Kurdistan Region
A drone attacked Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan with explosives on Tuesday, aimed at the U.S. base on the airport grounds, Kurdish security sources said.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets new Russian ambassador to Iraq
Kurdistan Region President, Nechirvan Barzani, met with the new Russian ambassador to Iraq.
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Australian envoy meets Nechirvan Barzani in visit to Kurdistan Region
The Australian Ambassador-Designate to Iraq, Paula Ganly, who has visited the Kurdistan Region for the first time since presenting her credentials in Iraq met the region's President, Nechirvan Barzani, earlier Tuesday, June 29.
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MP says there is no legal basis for Iraqi government to send money to KRG outside law
Member of Iraq’s Council of Representatives’ Finance Committee Ahmed Haji Rashid said on Tuesday, June 22, that a decision by Baghdad to transfer $825 million to Erbil is not within the authority of the government, arguing that it contravenes the 2021 Federal Budget Law.
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Syrian Kurdish official asks KDP not to join Turkey plans against PKK
A member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDPS) asked the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to stop from joining Turkey plans and operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region.
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Massive Turkey-led logging in Iraqi Kurdistan causes outcry / Fehim Tastekin
Extensive logging led by Turkey in Iraqi Kurdistan has set off an outcry, fueling the already strong anger toward the Turkish military presence in northern Iraq.
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Syrian Kurdish official asks KDP and PKK to avoid from war
A member of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region asked the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to refrain from war.
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Iraqi lawmakers ask Erbil and Baghdad to cooperate against Turkish operations
Iraq federal lawmakers want representatives from the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold talks on how to prevent Turkish violations of Iraqi sovereignty, Head of the Security and Defense Committee in Iraq’s Council of Representatives Muhammad Ridha said on Tuesday, June 8.
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Erbil will send incomes to Baghdad this week: spokesman
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Spokesperson Jotiar Adil said on Sunday, June 6, that Erbil plans to send oil and a portion of its non-oil income to Baghdad this week, potentially resolving an impasse over implementation of the federal budget.
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Kurdistan Region is ready to enhance relations with the UAE: PM
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani says the region is ready to enhance ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).