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In this June 22, 2008 file photo, Iraqi police officers protecting oil installations secure an oil pipeline from the Rumailah refinery, north of Basra, Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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(FILES) A picture taken on July 18, 2013 shows Kurdish opposition fighters attending a ceremony the northern Syrian border village of al Qamishli. Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said on July 31, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
Kurdish organization in Iran is prepared to send fighters to Syria
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish organization in Iran, has announced that it is “ready to send fighters to Syrian Kurdistan to fight beside their people.” The decision comes in the light of ongoing clashes between the...Caption:
Female members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are pictured in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk on May 13, 2013, as the group was preparing for the return of their comrades stationed in Turkey. (AFP PHOTO/SAFIN HAMED)
PKK elects new leadership as Iran steps up border presence
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan’s Workers’ Party (PKK) elected two new leaders at a conference held in Mount Qandil last week. The recent change of leadership comes under a scheme adopted by the majority of Turkish-based Kurdish parties where power is jointly...Caption:
Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani.
Kurdistan parliament welcomes Iraq removal from Chapter VII
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament welcomed Iraq’s exit from its obligations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter after the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to resolution 2017 on Thursday. Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat Tariq Jawhar...Caption:
Massoud Barzani (portrait), the president of the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, wave the party’s flag (R) and the Kurdish flag (L) as he delivers a speech in the northern Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil on May 26, 2013. AFP/Safin Hamed)