Iraqi Kurdistan
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Telephone conversation of Erdoghan with Nachirvan Barezani
Iraq and Kurdistan service – President of turkey with president of Kurdistan region had contact about war in region
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Kurdistan Social Democratic Party:
Baghdad's policies continue to change the demographics against the Kurds
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Mohammad Haji Mahmoud, criticizing Baghdad's policies in the disputed areas, said that the recent administrative changes are the continuation of the demographic change process and the political elimination of the Kurds in Diyala.
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Iraqi Minister of Justice:
We will not return the terrorists who killed Iraqi people to their countries
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Minister of Justice of Iraq, while explaining the high security situation of the new Iraqi prisons, emphasized: Under no circumstances will Baghdad return ISIS foreign elements whose hands are stained with the blood of citizens of this country to their countries.
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Baghdad's response to Erbil's protest; Why did the population share of the Kurdistan Region decrease?
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The Ministry of Planning of Iraq, in response to the protests of the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced that the decrease in the region's population share in the 2024 census is the result of the removal of people whose main residence was outside the region.
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The Islamic Union of Kurdistan:
The agreement between the New Generation Movement and the Patriotic Union is not real
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The head of the Islamic Union faction in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament announced that the claim of an agreement between the new generation and the Patriotic Union and achieving a legal quorum to form a government is not consistent with the political realities of the region.
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Mazlum Abdi:
We value the value of working together to achieve a better future for our people.
The commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has issued a message on his visit to Sulaimani and his meeting with Tom Barak and Bafel Talabani.
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The CPT organization reported:
The continuation of the construction of Turkish military bases in the Kurdistan region
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi Kurdistan Region team of the CPT organization announced that despite the announcement of the peace process with the PKK, the Turkish army continues to build new military bases, strengthen previous positions and carry out military attacks in the border areas of the Kurdistan Region; An action that has increased concerns about the future of this process.
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Export of more than 107 million barrels of Iraqi oil in January 2026
Iraq Service and Kurdistan Region - Iraq Oil Marketing Company announced that Iraq exported 107,616,220 barrels of crude oil in January 2026
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60% decrease in customs revenues of the Kurdistan Region
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The spokesperson of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that the internal revenues of the region, especially in the customs sector, have faced a significant decrease, and according to the statistics provided, the customs revenues have decreased by 60%.
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Meeting of the German delegation with Nechirvan Barzani
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The President of Kurdistan Region, in a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, emphasized the importance of peaceful resolution of problems and maintaining the security and stability of the region.
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Kurdish analyst put forward;
Is Tom Barak Trump's new representative in Iraq?
World Service - Tom Barak, who is the US ambassador to Turkey and Trump's special representative in Syria, is actually acting as the representative of the US government in Iraq instead of Mark Sawaya, with extensive meetings with Kurdish leaders and Iraqi politicians. Some analysts believe this could be a sign of his official, though undeclared, appointment as Trump's representative in Iraq.
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The presidential candidate must be chosen by agreement
Iraq Service and Kurdistan Region - The head of the coordination office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party stated that the determination of the final candidate for the position of the president of Iraq, as a legal right, requires an internal agreement in Kurdistan, and said that the talks with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to form a new regional government are nearing the final stage, but the political situation in Iraq and regional conflicts have delayed the process.
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Bafel and Qabad Talabani meeting with Mazloum Abdi in Sulaymaniyah
Syrian Service - "Bafel Talabani", the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, along with Qabad Talabani, welcomed SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi in Sulaymaniyah and discussed the developments in Syria.
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The meeting between Nechirvan Barzani and Tom Barak
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and US President's Representative for Syria, Tom Barak, discussed several issues including the political process in Iraq and Kurdistan Region during their bilateral meeting.
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Request from the Kurds to determine the assignment of the presidential issue
The service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Iraq's coordination framework, in its most recent meeting, called on the two major Kurdish parties to decide on the presidential issue in order to maintain their national obligations.
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Barzani's meeting with the US special representative; Emphasis on Iraqi sovereignty and regional stability
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Massoud Barzani, in a meeting with US President's special representative Tom Barak, emphasized that as long as the post of Iraqi president is the share of the people of the Kurdistan Region, its candidate should represent the true will of the people of this region.
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Erbil:
We will not allow the territory of the Kurdistan Region to be used against any neighboring country
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Region emphasized that the Kurdistan Region has always been a factor of stability and peace in the region and has never been a source of threat and danger to the security of any neighboring country.
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Vice President of the Iraqi Parliament:
The current policy of the Patriotic Union has made it difficult to introduce a joint candidate for the Kurds
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The second vice president of the Iraqi Parliament, pointing to the interference of Shia currents in the process of appointing the president, criticized the current approach of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and said that this policy has made it difficult for the Kurds to present a common candidate.
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Bafel Taliban meets with Ammar Hakim:
The Patriotic Union is ready to elect a president
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, in a meeting with Ammar Hakim, announced the party's readiness to elect the president of Iraq, and emphasized the need to complete the legal processes in the parliament.
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Hizb-ul-Dawa delegation met with Massoud Barzani
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - A delegation from Hizb-ul-Dawa Islami led by Abbas Bayati met and talked with Massoud Barzani, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Pirmam region.
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Shengal Autonomous Administration:
After the statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister, suspicious movements have started
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Shengal Autonomous Administration announced that after the threatening statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister, unusual movements were observed around this region and asked the Iraqi government to take a clear and serious position.
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ISIS in Iraq and Syria/map of field activities from 2018 to 2026
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The ISIS group has been responsible for thousands of terrorist operations between 2018 and 2025, most of which were concentrated in the provinces of Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, and Anbar, and a total of 5,772 operations. In Syria, this group conducted 416 operations during 2024 and 2025, but the number of these operations decreased from 288 in 2024 to 128 in 2025.
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The continuation of the disagreement between the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union over the position of the President of Iraq
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - A prominent member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq announced the continuation of the dispute between his party and the Patriotic Union over the position of the president of Iraq.
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Fawad Hussain:
Hoshiar Zibari has no right to evaluate my work
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Fawad Hossein, in response to Zabari's criticism of the performance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, stating that jealousy is sometimes fatal", emphasized that Zabari has no right to evaluate his work, and it is parliament and history that will judge their performance."
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The temporary withdrawal of German forces from the Kurdistan region of Iraq
World Service - Germany announced that due to "increasing tensions in the Middle East" .it has temporarily withdrawn part of its forces from the Erbil base in northern Iraq
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One person was killed and one person was injured after a drone attack in Sulaymaniyah
Kurdistan Region Iraq Service - News and security sources in the Kurdistan Region report that a car was targeted on the Dukan-Sulaymaniyah route.
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The legal crises of the movement are over
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - A member of the Patriotic Assembly of the Change Movement announced that after the end of the Kirkuk conference, the legal crises of this movement have ended and now a new leadership has been formed for it.
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Vice President of the Iraqi Parliament:
Violation of national participation in the parliament is not acceptable
Iraqi Service and Kurdistan Regional Government - The second vice president of the Iraqi parliament announced that the hasty voting on sensitive government posts, including the head of the army staff, is a violation of the constitution and national participation, and is not valid from a legal point of view.
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The head of the faction of the Kurdistan Democratic Party:
Depriving the Kurds of the post of Chief of Staff of the Army is a dangerous beginning
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The head of the faction of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Parliament considered the parliament's decision on the post of the head of the army to be a violation of the constitution and said that this action was done without a political agreement and against parliamentary custom.
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Taliban baffle and Shaswar Abdul Wahid meet in Sulaymaniyah
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the head of the New Generation Movement discussed the latest developments in the region and the mechanisms of forming a new government in the Kurdistan Region and the federal government of Iraq during a meeting in the city of Sulaymaniyah.