Peshmerga
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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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Peshmerga rescued three US, US fighters from PKK in Shingal
Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has said that the Peshmerga forces have rescued three foreign nationals from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Shingal, Ninewa province.
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Maliki urges Iraqi government to take action against Turkey offensive
The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, called on the Iraqi government on Thursday, April 21, to take action over the Turkey operation into Kurdistan Region, expressing concern over the displacement of Christians living in the border area amid Turkey’s renewed cross-border operations.
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Erdogan says Baghdad and Erbil back Turkish operation against PKK
Iraq’s central government in Baghdad supports Turkey's latest offensive targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Peshmerga ministry calls on U.S. to pressure Baghdad to form joint brigades
The Kurdistan Region’s ministry of Peshmerga called on the United States and Coalition forces to pressure Baghdad to implement the formation of two joint brigades between the Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
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New ICG report explores latest phase of Turkey-PKK conflict and regional implications
In a new analysis for the International Crisis Group entitled ‘Turkey’s PKK Conflict: A Regional Battleground in Flux’ published on Friday, Berkay Mandiraci explores how Turkey is relying more on airpower in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is also drawing in new parties “as it spreads to new theatres in Iraq and Syria.”