Kurds
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Farhad Shami, Director of SDF Media Center:
The insistence of the interim Syrian government on the dissolution of the SDF
Syria Service - "Farhad Shami", the director of the SDF media center, announced that the negotiations with Damascus are facing serious obstacles and the Syrian interim government insists on the dissolution of these forces and the full establishment of its sovereignty in the northern and eastern regions of Syria.
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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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Night police raid on the house of some Kurdish citizens in Istanbul
Türkiye Service - Last night, the Turkish police raided several houses belonging to Kurdish citizens in Istanbul and arrested several.
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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.
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Shaswar Abdulwahid:
We support the candidate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The head of the New Generation movement said in a press conference that this movement will support the candidate of the Patriotic Union for the presidency within the framework of the political agreement.
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The plan of the Supreme Political Council of Kurdistan under the microscope
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - At the same time as the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union continue to disagree over the post of president and the formation of a new cabinet, the consultations on the creation of a Kurdish political council similar to the coordination framework of the Shiites and the Sunni political council have entered a new stage.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Elham Ahmed:
Kurds' efforts to decentralize throughout Syria
Syria Service - "Elham Ahmed", the co-head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration, announced that the interim government of Syria does not agree with "autonomy" and the difference of views continues; However, the Kurds seek to create a decentralized structure for the whole of Syria. And on the sidelines of the Munich security conference, he announced direct talks with Damascus, trying to find a common Kurdish position and consulting with international authorities.
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The meeting of the Parliament's Solidarity Commission to review the final report resolved the issue
Turkey Service - The parliamentary commission, which was formed with the aim of following the process of democratic solution of the Kurdish issue, will meet again on Wednesday after nearly two months have passed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Foreign Minister of the interim government of Syria:
The SDF has not demanded autonomy
Syrian Service - After meeting with Nechirvan Barzani on the sidelines of the Munich security conference, "Assad Al-Shibani", the foreign minister of the interim government of Syria, announced that the delegation of the Syrian Democratic Forces has not made any request for autonomy and Damascus emphasizes on preserving the unity and territorial integrity of Syria.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mazloum Abdi and Elham Ahmed attending the Munich security conference
Jahan Service - Informed sources reported the possibility of the presence of Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, and Elham Ahmed, the joint head of foreign relations of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, in the Munich Security Conference.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.