Lahur sheikh Jangi
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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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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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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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Lahur Sheikh Jangi meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad
The former PUK leader made the meeting following some meetings in Baghdad and after having a briefing with the head of the Iraqi judiciary.
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Bafel Talabani says Kurds should be united in Baghdad
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani said it is a “necessity” for the Kurds to become united and have “one voice” in Baghdad.
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Qubad Talabani urges Peshmerga reform
Discussing the ongoing reform effort, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said on Wednesday, August 25, that the Peshmerga is the national armed force of the Kurdistan Region and does not belong to any specific person or party.
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Vice president says Peshmerga will be unified under ministry control in a year
Kurdistan Region Vice President Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa said on Thursday, August 19, that Peshmerga forces will likely be "completely” unified under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs in less than a year.
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Jaafar Mustafa, head of Peshmerga command meet anti-ISIS coalition advisors
Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa and head of the Peshmerga Forces 70 Command Mustafa Chawrash met with advisors from the anti-ISIS International Coalition in Sulaimani on Friday, August 6, to discuss ongoing efforts to depoliticize and unify the Kurdistan Region’s military.
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Mala Bakhtiar says PUK is at new stage of conflict and tension
Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) High Political Council Mala Bakhtiyar stated on Thursday, August 5, that "recent events have taken the PUK to a new stage of conflict and tension.”
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US warns sending troops to Lahur Sheikh Jangi's house is a "red line"
US officials have sent a message to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), stating that the party officials should not use military force in internal conflicts and called sending troops to former co-President Lahur Sheikh Jangi's house a "red line."