French Foreign Minister meets Kurdish leaders in Erbil
On 23 April, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Mazloum Abdi, General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces ...
Read moreDetailsTag: Iraq
Turkey expands military operations in Iraq as cross-border attacks intensify
Turkey has significantly escalated its military operations in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan Region this month, carrying out over 1,500 ...
Read moreDetails
US concerned as Turkish airstrikes hamper PKK ceasefire efforts, says PUK leader Talabani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani has accused Turkey of blocking efforts by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ...
Read moreDetails
Galbraith: Peace in Syria requires real Kurdish inclusion
“People want to control their own destiny, and yet they also want to be part of greater Syria,” said former ...
Read moreDetails
Macron and Barzani discuss Kurdish role in Middle East stability
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Monday, where the two leaders ...
Read moreDetails
New Iraqi Governorate of Halabja status recognises oppression of Kurds on Anfal anniversary
The Halabja Bill was passed in the Iraqi Parliament on Monday, granting Halabja official status as a province after a ...
Read moreDetails
DEM Party calls for Turkey to recognise Anfal Massacre as genocide
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has announced plans to submit a draft law to the Turkish parliament recognising ...
Read moreDetails
Kurdish fighters accuse Turkey of using banned weapons, escalating attacks during PKK ceasefire
Turkey has continued attacks on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire the group declared on 1 March, ...
Read moreDetails
DEM Party urges swift parliamentary reforms to advance Kurdish peace process in Turkey
Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit, spokesperson of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, called on parliament to take urgent steps ...
Read moreDetails
Yazidi activist Murad Ismael faces arrest warrant in Iraq for criticising migration minister
Murad Ismael, a well-known Yazidi activist and co-founder of Sinjar Academy, faces an arrest warrant issued by a court in ...
Read moreDetails