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Iraqi special forces soldiers drive armoured vehicles Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Street War Ravages in Mosul for the Eighth Day

by Dalshad Abdullah | Oct 25, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – The battle for Mosul entered its eighth day on Monday between the coalition forces and ISIS terrorists. Peshmerga forces recoiled early Tuesday morning an ISIS attack on a 40 Km road to the west of Sinjar. Clashes erupted on Sunday between an unknown group and...

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Saudi Consul and President Barzani during the Celebration at the Consulate (Asharq al-Awsat)

Saudi National Day Celebrated in Erbil

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 28, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Erbil –Saudi National Day was, for the first time, celebrated in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan region. The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held on Monday a reception ceremony marking the National Day. The ceremony was attended by the Consul...

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Iraq’s Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraqi Finance Minister Sacked

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraq’s Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari was voted out of office by the parliament on Wednesday in a secret vote of 158 to 77. Zebari assumed office as minister of finance after spending 11 years as Iraq’s foreign minister. A parliamentary inquiry investigated...

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Iranian Kurdistan Battles Kill, Injure 22 IRGC Combatants

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Jun 17, 2016 | Middle East

Irbil- Over the past few days, fierce battles between the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the opposing Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) forces led to the demise of over eight IRGC troops and left 14 others injured, reported the KDP. Most clashes...

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An Iraqi Kurdish man leaves a voting booth before casting his ballot during the Kurdistan’s legislative election at a polling station on September 21, 2013 in the northern Kurdish city of Arbil. (AFP/ PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Kurdistan Islamic Group accuses PUK of delaying new government

by Sherzad Shekhani | Dec 30, 2013 | Middle East

Ebil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ali Bapir, the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Group, has accused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) of delaying the formation of a government in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, three months after the end of the elections. In an interview with...