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Turkey bombs Shiladzi region in Kurdistan Region
Turkish army fighters heavily bombarded the heights of the Shiladze area of Duhok province in the Kurdistan Region.
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Adham Barzani says Kurdistan Region is facing Turkey military occupation
Former head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) Leadership Council in Sulaimani Adham Barzani warned that Kurdistan Region is facing another military occupation and environmental genocide by the Turkish army.
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Turkey and the Kurdish Factor in the Middle East
The diversity and competition as well as cooperation among various Kurdish actors in the Middle East, and their relations with third parties, have not only an impact on the regional situation but also broader implications for the great-power competition among the United States, Russia, and China. Kurds are spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, with Kurdish actors engaged in political and armed activities in all four countries.
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Joint operations room formed between Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces
A joint operations room between the Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga forces has been formed in the district, which is located in northeastern Diyala governorate, Deputy Head of the Kurdistan Democratic party’s (KDP) Fifteenth Branch office in Khanaqin district Akbar Haidar said on Thursday, May 20.
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PKK will not fight KDP: leading official
Member of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Zubeyir Aydar said on Wednesday, May 19, that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) does not fight with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) even if the latter wants to.
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Qassem al-Araji meets Masoud Barzani in Saladin
The Iraqi National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, and his accompanying delegation had a meeting with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani on Sunday in Saladin resort in Erbil.
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MP urges KRG to send representatives to Baghdad to solve budget issue
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has not sent any representatives to Baghdad to work out technical problems related to implementing the 2021 Federal Budget Law, which has resulted in delays in sending cash transfers to Erbil, Rapporteur for the Council of Representatives’ Finance Committee Ahmed Safar said on Saturday, May 8.
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Official denies Turkey and Iraq have made any deal over military operations in Kurdistan Region
There is no agreement between Baghdad and Ankara that allows Turkish forces to conduct military operations inside Iraq, Spokesperson for Iraq's Joint Operations Command Tahsin al-Khajafi said on Thursday, May 7.
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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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US delegation meets Masoud Barzani in Erbil
A joint high-level delegation from the White House, US departments of State and Defense, met the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Saladin resort in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets PUK joint heads in Sulaimani
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani visited Sulaimani on Tuesday, May 4, and met the joint leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
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ISIS conducted at least 12 attacks in Iraq disputed areas: Peshmerga secretary general
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs Jabar Yawar said on Monday, May3, that Islamic State (ISIS) militants conducted at least twelve attacks in the disputed areas since Saturday.
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Iraqi President Barham Salih meets Masoud Barzani in Erbil
Iraqi President Barham Salih met with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani on Thursday, April 29, and discussed recent developments in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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PUK and KDP should hold talk on Kirkuk: official
Former Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) lawmaker Shakhawan Abdula stated on Sunday, April 10, that the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) should hold a meeting to discuss the future of Kirkuk.
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Nechirvan Barzani holds meeting with political parties
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani held a meeting with the local political parties at the Kurdistan Region Presidency Diwan in Erbil on Thursday, April 8, on a request of Barzani.
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Nechirvan Barzani to travel to Baghdad soon
A senior adviser to the president of the Kurdistan Region said he would travel to Baghdad soon to hold talks with Iraqi central government officials.
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PKK and Kurdistan Region vie for influence on Iraq-Syria border
Despite the defeat of the ISIS, some border crossings between Iraq and Syria are still unstable due to the conflict between Kurdish movements, especially the ruling Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Carnegie Endowment wrote.
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KDP MP says Baghdad should send Kurdistan Region's share of budget in April
Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) caucus in the Council of Representatives Vian Sabri on Thursday, April 1, complained that Baghdad should send the Kurdistan Region’s share to Erbil from this month.
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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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A number of Kirkuk residents demonstrate against planned reopening of KDP offices in city
A number of Kirkuk Arabs and Turkmens demonstrated in front of the Joint Operations Square in the city to protest the transfer of the headquarters building of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to the party.
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Influential Kurdish parties need to dialogue over Shingal: party leader
The leader of the Kurdish Democratic Agreement Party in Syria stated the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), as influential forces in Shingal, need to talk to each other as this is the only solution to the region's problems.
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KDP to hold party congress in may
Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Politburo Fazil Mirani said on Tuesday, February 23, that his party will hold its Fourteenth Congress on May 26 in Duhok city.
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PUK senior member resigns from all party positions
Mahmoud Sangawi, a senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), announced that he had resigned from all party positions. According to the Awine news site, Mahmoud Sangawi announced during a press conference that he had resigned from all party positions in the PUK.
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Erbil Airport resumes operations after Monday rocket attack
A day after a rocket attack the previous night, Head of the Erbil International Erbil Ahmad Hoshyar said on Tuesday afternoon, February 16, that the airport had resumed normal flight operations.
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KRG ministry says Erbil rocked attack was launched from Erbil-Guer road
Following a rocket attack on Erbil city overnight, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday, February 16, that the security forces in coordination with the International Coalition found a Kia vehicle on the Erbil-Guer road that had been used as the launchpad to fire the rockets.
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KDP has nothing to do with PKK- Turkey conflict: spokesman
A Spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Mahmoud Muhammed said on Thursday, February 11, that his party has nothing to do with the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region.
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Kurdistan Region negotiating delegation will return to Baghdad today
A delegation from the Kurdistan Region will travel to Baghdad today, February 7, to continue talks with Iraqi central government officials over oil and the region's share of the 2021 budget.
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Columnist warns constitutional changes may give Erdogan power to send laws to parliament
Changes to the Turkish constitution signaled by Recep Tayyip Erdogan may include the authority for the president to submit draft bills to parliament, Hurriyet columnist Nuray Babacan wrote on Wednesday, February 3.
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There are no PKK forces in Shingal, PUK official tells KurdPress
A member of the leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PKK), told KurdPress in an interview that there are no PKK forces in Shingal in northern Iraq.
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Masoud Barzani meets US Ambassador to Iraq
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP0 Leader Masoud Barzani met on Thursday, January 18, with the US Envoy to Iraq.