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A member of Iran’s Revolutionary guard stands at attention during an anti-U.S. ceremony in Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iran’s Kurdistan Calls for Public Strike in Response to Tehran’s Policies

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jul 11, 2016 | World

Erbil – The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is calling for a public strike in response to terrorist policies used by the Iranian regime against the Iranian and Kurdish population and to Tehran’s interference in the internal affairs of neighboring countries....

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Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in Iran, Hossein Yazdan Banna

Kurdish Commander Uncovers Details to Iran’s Support for ISIS

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 30, 2016 | Middle East

Irbil- An opposition Kurdish-Iranian commander revealed details on the Iranian administration backing terrorist organizations in the region, namely ISIS. Iranian forces have been training ISIS militants on national grounds first then deploying them to ISIS-held...

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Members of Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate anniversary of Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran. Reuters

Tension in Iranian Kurdistan Pushes Regime to Attack Civilians

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 27, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil-Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shelled on Sunday border areas in Erbil province inside the Iraqi Kurdistan region with heavy artillery and Katyusha rockets, injuring five civilians, including three children, and leaving material damage....

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Caption: Iraqi soldier stands guard at the entrance of the Nineveh base for liberation operations in Makhmur in Febraury (AFP/Safin Hamed)

Iraqi Politician: Qasem Soleimani Threatens Osama al-Nujaifi

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 13, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – An independent Iraqi politician revealed that commander of Revolutionary Guard, Qasem Soleimani, threatened former Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi of taking over al-Mosul if he didn’t support former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Ghanem al-Abed revealed to Asharq...

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Kurdish peshmerga forces sit on top of a tank on the outskirts of Kirkuk April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Defense Ministry Sources: Tehran Withholding Further Armament for Kurdish Forces in Iraq

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 10, 2016 | Middle East

Irbil-Iran has been called out for stopping artillery supply convoys scheduled for delivery to Iraqi Kurdistan four months ago, sources at the Iraqi ministry of defense confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker Shakhawan Abdulla accused the Iraqi...