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Ankara and Erbil Reject the Establishment of a PKK Base in Sinjar

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 24, 2016 | Middle East

Intensive talks held by the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani in Ankara on Wednesday focussed on the current battles to liberate Mosul from ISIS. It appears that Turkish officials are keen to prevent the establishment of a new base belonging to the...

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Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka (R) is seen while covering the battle to drive ISIS from Mosul in Iraq. Reuters

Kurdistan Arrests Japanese Journalist for Ties with ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil–A Japanese freelance journalist covering the fighting in Iraq has been detained in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region by Kurdish authorities for suspected links to ISIS. Japan’s Kyodo News agency said that journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka was reporting on the battle to...

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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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Peshmerga fighters taking position with their weapons on the frontline against ISIS on the outskirts of Mosul Azad Lashkari / Reuters

Kurdistan Security Council Apprehends 4 ISIS Members in Kirkuk

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 2, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil-Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has announced that it had apprehended a terrorist ISIS group of four members. The network has taken part in several terrorist operations in Kirkuk and Tuz Khormato. KRSC broadcast a video in which the group admitted to...

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Iraq Kurds Accept PM’s Oil for Salaries Deal

Iraq Kurds Accept PM’s Oil for Salaries Deal

by Hamza Mustafa | Feb 18, 2016 | Business

Baghdad, London-The Kurdistan government said it accepted the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s proposal of the Iraqi federal government paying all the salaries of the 1,400,000 employees in Kurdistan after only one day of offering it. Their salaries amount to...