Iraqi Kurdistan’s press freedom under scrutiny as US Consulate sounds warning
The United States Consulate General in Erbil (Hewlêr) has raised concerns about escalating challenges to press freedom in the Kurdistan ...
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Kurdistan Region provincial councils dissolved by Iraqi Federal Court
Iraq’s Federal Court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) provincial councils, which have been in ...
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KNK Co-chair calls for immediate action following fatal armed attack at Erbil office
Co-chair of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK - a Brussels-based umbrella group of Kurdish organisations) Zeynep Murat has called for ...
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Iraq implements deal with Iran, relocates Kurdish opposition groups
The High Committee for the Implementation of the Joint Security Agreement between Iraq and Iran has officially confirmed the evacuation ...
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Suspected Turkish attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan draw widespread condemnation
On Monday, two suspected Turkish attacks—a drone strike on an agricultural airport in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî) resulting in three confirmed deaths, ...
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Armed attack on Kurdistan National Congress office in Erbil leaves one dead (UPDATED)
*Updated Iraqi Kurdistan: At least one person was killed in an armed attack on the Erbil (Hewlêr) office of the ...
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Intense clashes erupt as Peshmerga forces attack guerrilla positions in Iraqi Kurdistan
Peshmerga forces of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Iraqi Kurdistan launched an attack on guerrilla positions of the ...
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Exclusive interview: KCK’S Zübeyir Aydar slams Turkish Foreign Minister’s Iraq visit as anti-Kurdish
In an exclusive interview with Medya News, Zübeyir Aydar, a member of the executive committee of the Kurdistan Communities Union ...
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Drone strikes mark Turkish foreign minister’s visit in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan continued his Iraq visit in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil (Hewlêr) on Thursday, holding meetings ...
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Turkish drones kill four civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish drones carried out strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday, killing four civilians, Roj News reported. The strikes occurred as ...
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