Kurdistan Region
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Turkey does not need permission for Syria military operation: minister
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said his country does not need permission to carry out military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the People's Defense Units (YPG) in northern Syria.
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British delegation pays visit to Kobani and Manbij
A British delegation visited on Wednesday the cities of Kobani and Manbij northeast of Aleppo and met military leaders and civil figures in both cities.
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Germany extends its military mission across Iraq for extra year
The German Bundestag on Friday voted in favor of extending the country’s military mission in Iraq including the Kurdistan Region, extending it for an extra year.
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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Rockets target Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone
Several rockets on Thursday targeted Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone where the parliament is situated resulting in a number of injuries, as the legislative chamber is in a meeting to elect the country’s next president.
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US foundations release real amount of Kurdistan Region oil reserves
Two American foundations said in a statement that the real amount of the Kurdistan Region oil reserves is not 45 billion barrels but it is about 4 billion barrels.
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Baghdad prepares for Tishreen protest amid political deadlock
Tishreen movement, supported by Sadrists, plan to march Saturday in Baghdad on the anniversary of the sweeping protests of 2019.
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Coordination Framework renews readiness to go to early polls
Coordination Framework renewed its readiness to go to early elections in Iraq meanwhile calling on the Kurdish parties to resolve their candidate for the presidency, the state news agency reported.
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Turkey police officer killed in Mersin province explosion
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said one police officer was killed when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern Turkish province of Mersin while wounding another officer.
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Cooperation Framework to hold a meeting at leaders level on Tuesday
A member of the al-Fath Coalition said the framework is going to hold a meeting at the level of its leaders on Tuesday, September 20.
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Federal government plans to cut off Kurdistan Region budget if Erbil refuses to deliver oil revenues to Baghdad: MP
A representative of the State of Law Coalition in the Iraqi Parliament announced the decision of the Iraqi central government to cut off the budget of the Kurdistan Region if it's oil revenues are not delivered to Baghdad.
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Party interventions should be prevented for Peshmerga unity and integrity: Nechivan Barzani
The Kurdistan Region president stated for the reforms and unity of the Peshmerga forces of the region, it is necessary for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to officially and regretlessly declare that they will not interfere in the affairs of the Peshmerga.
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Malla Bakhtiar says the PUK state has never been so bad
Malla Bakhtiar, one of the long-standing leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), considered the current political situation of the party to be the worst situation after the Hakkari incident.
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Senior PKK member killed in Shingal: media
Turkish state media quoted security sources as claiming that a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers'Party (PKK) named Badirkhan Abi was killed in a Mit operation in Shingal.
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PUK stresses on conducting a national dialogue to end political crisis in Iraq
A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) emphasized on the need to hold inclusive national talks to end the current political crisis in Iraq and to elect a president and form the government.
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Erbil in not dependent on budget provided by Baghdad: official
The vice-chairman of the Finance Commission of the Kurdistan Region Parliament said the Kurdistan Regional Government does not rely on the budget provided by the federal government in Baghdad.
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Mala Baxtiyar says PUK and KDP are responsible for election delay
Mala Baxtiyar, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) High Political Council, told NRT the PUK and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are responsible for delaying parliamentary elections.
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PUK leadership council annuls joint chairmanship system
The leadership council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) officially announced the dissolution of the joint leadership system of this party and announced Bafel Talabani as the leader of the party, the second ruling party of the Kurdistan Region.
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Amiri proposes new initiative to Sadr over premiership nominee
Head of the al-Fateh alliance Hadi al-Amiri proposed a new initiative to form the new Iraqi government to Muqtada al-Sadr, showing the Shiite Coordination Framework’s commitment to change its nominee for the premiership.
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Arresting NGM representatives and journalists destroyed what was left of democracy in Kurdistan Region: politician
A Change Movement representative in the former Iraqi Parliament and a Kurdish politician condemned the arrest of representatives of the New Generation Movement and journalists in the cities of Erbil and Sulaimani by the Kurdistan Region authorities.
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Professor says Turkey is not interested in annexing Kurdistan Region
Dr. Zheger Hassan believes Turkey has a lot of influence in the Kurdistan Region and as a result, there is no need to add it to its own soil.
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U.S. warns to halt its support for Peshmerga forces
The United States will halt its support if the reforms within the Peshmerga forces do not further progress said the Peshmerga minister on Saturday, August 6.
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Erdogan to convene supreme military council on Thursday
Turkey’s Supreme Military Council (YAS) is scheduled to convene on Thursday, August 4, under the chair of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pro-government Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday.
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Turkish Sergeant killed during operation in Kurdistan Region
A member of the Turkish military died in the Kurdistan Region after he was wounded during clashes with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Friday, July 29.
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Iraq demands Turkish withdrawal as Ankara vows further incursions
The dispute between Iraq and Turkey over a recent deadly attack in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region escalated at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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Turkey establishes new military base in Kurdistan Region
In continuation of the Turkish military activities in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Turkish forces on Sunday established a new military base in the area.
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Coordination Framework urges Baghdad to fulfill its constitutional duty and defend country
Pro-Shiite blocs in Iraq expressed tough protest over Duhok’s Parakh deadly bombing on Saturday, and urged the Iraqi government to end Turkish troops’ presence inside the country’s territory.
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Iraqi federal court leaps into PUK leadership dispute
A Baghdad-based court is looking into leadership issues within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a main ruling party in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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Oil companies stop work in Iraqi Kurdistan after Baghdad court ruling
Iraq’s supreme court recently ruled that the autonomous part of northern Iraq cannot conduct oil deals independent of the federal government, resulting in significant tension.