Kurdistan Region
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Iraqi Kurds blame Turkey invasion on civilians, villages
Villagers in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq feel Turkey’s military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that has bases in the area have turned into a “war you don’t see”, British newspaper the Morning Star reported on Monday, May 24.
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PUK, Gorran are aligned on most issues: Assasard
Secretary of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) General Leadership Council Farid Asasard said on Monday, May 24, that his party and the Change Movement (Gorran) are closely aligned on most issues, having originated from the same political “source” but become divided over the past fifteen years.
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Expert says fate of Syrian Kurds largely depends on Washington-Ankara-Moscow ties
A Political Analyst Anthony Du Buisson, believes the complicated relations between the United States, Russia and Turkey is one of the influential factors in the current and future situation of the Syrian Kurds, noting that the fate of the Syrian Kurds largely depends on the relations and interactions between the three countries.
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Kurdistan Region leading official calls on political parties to get united
Kurdistan Region Vice President Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa said on Friday, May 21, that it is the duty of all political parties in the Region to unite for the sake of the interests of citizens and securing stability in the Region within the framework of a democratic and civil constitution.
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Turkish jets drop leaflets in Dohuk, urge PKK to surrender
Turkish warplanes dropped on Thursday, May 20, leaflets in the areas of Shiladze and Kani Masi in Al-Amadiya district of Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region.
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Turkey’s militarized foreign policy provokes Iraq / Sinem Cengiz
For years, domestic balances, threat perceptions and foreign policymaking institutions have had an important effect on Turkey’s foreign policy pattern. However, the country’s foreign policymaking mechanisms have gone through serious structural changes in the past two decades.
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Turkey jets bomb mountain in Sulaimani
Kamaran Hassan, Mayor of Mawat district in Sulaimani governorate, said Turkey warplanes sturck targets on Asos Mountain twice on Saturday morning, May 8.
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US backs KRG not Kurdistan parties: representative
Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman said on Thursday, May 6, that US considers the Iraqi Kurds to be a strategic ally and the Region as a peaceful and safe place for the US to operate.
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Lahur Talabani warns deadly attacks in Iraq would rekindle ISIS resurgent
A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that Islamic State (ISIS) is trying to make a comeback after an increase in attacks in Iraq.
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US delegation meets top Kurdish officials in Erbil
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and other local party and government leaders met on Wednesday, May 5, with a delegation of senior US diplomatic and national security officials, including National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk.
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Turkish military hits Kurdistan Region with airstrikes - reports
The Turkish air forces have launched a series of strikes on the Kurdish region inthe northern Iraq, Sky News Arabia TV reported Friday, citing Kurdish sources.
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Nechirvan Barzani stresses on unity among Kurdish parties
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said on Tuesday that the presidency of the region "will do everything it can" to maintain unity among the Kurdish political parties after the upcoming elections.
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Turkish troops, PKK fighters clash in Kurdistan Region — TV
Clashes between Turkish troops and fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have taken place in Kurdistan Region's northern governorate of Duhok, the Al Mayadeen TV channel reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy to slam military base visit by defence minister
Iraq’s foreign ministry summoned Turkey's chargé d’affairs to Baghdad to express its strong resentment at a visit by the Turkish defence minister to a military base in the north of the country.
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Turkey is gradually separating Kurdistan Region from Turkish and Syrian Kurdistans: HDP official
A leading member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said that Turkey's goal is to remain permanently in Iraqi Kurdistan and separating it from Turkish Kurdistan and Syrian Kurdistan.
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Dana Gas receives $53 million from gas sale in Kurdistan Region
Dana Gas has announced that year-to-date Pearl Petroleum Company Limited has received $151 million from the sale of gas, condensate and LPG, in the Kurdistan Region. All invoices from the KRG continue to be settled in full and in a timely manner.
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PMF uses disputed areas to attack Kurdistan Region: Peshmerga official
The use of cover names by militias under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) helps them to obscure their involvement in attacks on the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Sarbast Lazgin said on Friday, April 16.
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Baffel Talabani expresses worry over new attack on Erbil airport
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Baffel Talabani denounced the Friday rocket attack on Erbil airport and stressed that the repeated attack on the capital of the Kurdistan Region is a cause for concern.
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Iraqi Kurds are under foreign pressure and are divided: researcher
"The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is under pressure from the north and south, and the Kurds are not united inside, Dr. Adriano Dirri, a comparative constitutional law researcher at the University of Rome in Italy, told KurdPress.
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Masrour Barzani says illegal forces must immediately leave Kurdistan Region borders
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region blamed Wednesday night rocket attack on the Erbil airport and stated that the purpose of the missile attack was to disrupt the security of the region.
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ENKS has no will of its own, representative tells Kurdpress
A representative of the Democratic Syrian Assembly in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region stated the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) has no will at its own and the Kurdish-Kurdish talks have been stalled.
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Barham Salih signs Iraqi budget law for 2021
Iraqi President Barham Salih signed the Federal Budget Law for 2021 on Thursday, April 8, according to a statement issued by his office.
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Gulf Keystone resumes oil plans in Kurdistan Region
While the American Exxon Mobile Company has withdrawn from the fourth oil block of the Kurdistan region, the Gulf Keystone Company has resumed its Sheikhan oil field development program.
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Expert says Biden's policy over Kurdish question would not see a big change
A visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University believes there would be a big change in the new US government under President Joe Biden over the Kurdish issue and Kurdish independence.
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Iran extends travel restrictions on bother with Kurdistan Region
Iranian officials have decided to extend travel restrictions and close the border with the Kurdistan Region to tourists until March 18 in an effort to prevent the spread of new COVID-19 variants, Bashmakh Border Crossing Community Directorate said on Thursday, March 11.
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Masrour Barzani office releases statement on Pope's visit to Kurdistan Region
The office of Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, issued a statement on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting over this week visit of Pope Francis to the region and stated that "the Pope's visit showed that the Kurdistan Region is an important center of coexistence in the region."
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Masrour Barzani: All Kurdistan Region citizens should back government
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, state in remarks on Friday that all citizens of the region should support the regional government, which is the result of the struggles and uprisings of the Iraqi Kurds.
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Iraq does not need NATO and other foreign forces: Iranian envoy
Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said on Sunday in the interview with Kurdish TV channel Rudaw that Tehran believes every Iraqi citizen has the right to enjoy living amid full security and if the Iraqi government wishes Iran is ready to assist Iraq in restoration of security in this country, including the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
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Experts shed light on reasons behind establishment of new American base in Syrian Kurdistan
Two military experts say the US-led coalition's move to establish a new military base in the Syrian Kurdish-controlled area near the Iraqi Kurdistan region could signal a longer US-led coalition presence against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS).
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Erdogan vows to expand operations into Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on February 16 to expand cross-border operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, based in Iraqi Kurdistan, following the killing of 13 Turkish citizens in the region.