Nechirvan Barzani and Mazlum Abdi met in Munich

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani met with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief Mazlum Abdi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

US initiative to stop attacks against Kurds

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has detailed his country's initiative to resolve the situation in northeastern Syria and the offensive by Damascus forces.

The political bureaus of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union are discussing the formation of the government

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Simultaneously with the ongoing differences between the two main parties of the region, the political offices of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union are going to discuss the issue of government formation in a joint meeting.

Completion of the integration plan of Peshmerga forces by the end of March 2026

Jahan Service - An official of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq announced that the process of integrating the Peshmerga forces, including units 70 and 80 in the Ministry of Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region, will be completed by the end of March 2026, and .these forces will join the Peshmerga Ministry

Rereading the alliance with Washington and the future of Kurdish diplomacy

World Service - Kurdish foreign policy over the past century has been based on reliance on foreign support rather than the result of a power-based strategy. By reviewing the American experience, this article shows why relying on value alignment, without producing strategic knowledge and leverage, can no longer guarantee the security and political agency of the Kurds.

Nechirvan Barzani:

The final agreement between the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union has not yet been reached

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The head of the Kurdistan Region says that despite the positive meetings between the leaders of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union, the final agreement has not yet been announced, although the process of talks is promising.

The arrest of 3 Turkish citizens in Iraq due to creating fear among the residents of Baghdad

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - An Iraqi security source said today, Sunday, that three Turkish citizens were arrested who went to the homes of citizens in the "Hay al-Amil" area in the west of Baghdad and asked the residents to evacuate their homes.

Fouad Hossein:

The Patriotic Union and the Kurdistan Democratic Party have not yet reached an agreement on the presidency

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi Foreign Minister announced that the disagreement between the two main Kurdistan parties over the presidential candidate continues.

Nechirvan Barzani and Barham Saleh met in Munich

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The President of Kurdistan Region and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees discussed the humanitarian situation of refugees in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region at the Munich Security Conference.

Emphasis on the implementation of the agreement between Damascus and Qasd

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces on the sidelines of the Munich Conference, emphasized the necessity of implementing the agreement with the Damascus government and solving the Syrian refugee crisis.

Nechirvan Barzani and Macron emphasized the need to guarantee the rights of Kurds in the future constitution of Syria

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The President of Kurdistan Region and the President of France, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, emphasized the support of Kurdish rights in the future constitution of Syria and the need to strengthen international coordination for the stability of the region.

The agreement of the Kurdistan Region with the unification

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The Director General of the General Organization of Iraqi Customs announced the positive response of the Kurdistan Region to the issue of the unification of customs tariffs at the federal crossings and the crossings of the Kurdistan Region.

Iraqi Minister of Justice:

ISIS prisoners are not transferred to the Kurdistan region

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Khaled Shawani, the Minister of Justice of Iraq, announced that none of the ISIS prisoners will be transferred to the prisons of the Kurdistan Region.

Mulla Bakhtiar:

I have never accepted Bafel Talabani as the head of the Patriotic Union

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Mullah Bakhtiar, a former member of the Supreme Political and Interest Council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, announced: "I have never accepted Bafel Talabani as the head of the Patriotic Union, and I will not accept it now." "I was left out purposefully, and if it were not for the pressure of the Patriotic Union, I would have been a candidate for the post of the president of Iraq."

The Patriotic Union denied the rumor of an agreement with the Democratic Party

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The spokesperson of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that no official agreement has been reached between this party and the Democratic Party regarding the division of posts and the news published about this is just a rumor.

Iraq opens four customs offices at the crossings of the Kurdistan region

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The General Administration of Iraqi Customs announced the opening of four customs offices near the provinces of the Kurdistan Region; An action that is carried out with the aim of controlling the entry of goods and the full implementation of the Asikoda system at border crossings.

Hoshyar zebari:

The coalition ignored the role of Hessed and Peshmerga

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Hoshiar Zibari, a member of the executive board of the political office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, announced that the international anti-ISIS coalition ignored the role of the Peshmerga and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Riyadh meeting. While these two forces, with the support of the coalition, played an essential role in the defeat of ISIS.

The Iraqi parliament will vote after the meeting of the two main Kurdistan parties

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - While the disputes over the prime ministerial candidate continue, the Iraqi presidential nomination case is on the verge of being finalized and it is likely that the parliament will convene tomorrow, Thursday, to elect the president.

The head of the serving faction of the Iraqi parliament:

Political forces indirectly agree on handing over the presidency to the Patriotic Union

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The head of the service faction said that the political forces indirectly agree that the presidential post belongs to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

The Lahore Talabani court was postponed until further notice

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - With the transfer of the legal case of Lahore Talabani to the Court of Appeal, the process of holding his trial, which was supposed to be held today in Sulaymaniyah, was stopped for an indefinite period.

Hakan Fidan:

The presence of PKK in Iraq, especially in Shingal, is a serious threat

Turkish Service - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that the presence of the PKK in Iraq, especially in Shingal, has become a growing problem and emphasized that the Baghdad government will eventually have to take decisive action against this organization.

Barzani's meeting with the ENKS delegation

Syria Service - Massoud Barzani, in a meeting with the Chairmanship of the Patriotic Council of Syrian Kurds in Erbil, reviewed the latest developments in Syria and Syrian Kurdistan, as well as the need to strengthen unity and dialogue between Kurdish forces.

A convoy of American troops entered the Kurdistan region from Syrian Kurdistan

Syrian Service - A large American military convoy entered Erbil from Duhok after the end of its mission in Syrian Kurdistan. Kurdistan regional authorities considered this action to be part of the usual process of replacing American troops.

Increasing the seats of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the Iraqi Parliament

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - With the resignation of Badr Mahmoud from the Iraqi parliament and his return to the position of Salahuddin governorship, Karim Shakur, the candidate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from the coalition "Al-Jamahir al-Wataniyyah", will enter the Iraqi parliament as a replacement representative, and the .number of seats of the patriotic union will increase from 18 to 19 seats

Yazidis complain about Daesh transferred from Syria to Iraq

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - Yezidi representatives in the Kurdistan Region announced that they are filing a legal complaint against ISIS elements transferred from Syria to Iraq, accused of participating in the Shengal Genocide, and they have thousands of documents against them.

The American Consul General's meeting with Nechirvan Barzani

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Kurdistan Regional President Nechirvan Barzani, in a meeting with the US Consul General in Erbil, discussed the latest political developments in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, the process of forming the new cabinet of the regional government, the election of the president of Iraq and the situation in the region, especially Syria, and the two sides emphasized the need for political understanding and maintaining stability.

A serious impasse in Washington's partnership with the SDF

Sarvisjehan- Massoud Barzani's meeting with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has once again raised the fundamental question of why the ten-year partnership of America with these forces, despite the military success in defeating ISIS, never led to a stable political solution in Syria. This partnership has now reached a strategic impasse with the expansion of Damascus' control and Washington's doubts about the future of its presence.

Increasing threats against the Kurdistan Region

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - Pi Research Institute, criticizing the performance of the political forces of the region, warned against the increase in threats against the Kurdistan Region and called for the immediate unity of the main parties to overcome the .crisis

Barzani's warning about the continued threat of ISIS

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, while warning about the continuation of the threat of ISIS, emphasized the necessity of the continued presence of the US-led international coalition forces to maintain stability and fight terrorism.

After 20 years; The Iraqi parliament published the meeting agenda in Kurdish

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - While the Kurdish language has an official place in the Iraqi constitution for years, the parliament of this country decided to publish the agenda of its meetings in this language after two decades.