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An Iraqi displaced woman and children who fled the violence in the northern city of Mosul. (AFP)

Displaced Mosul Families Speak out against Detention over Alleged ISIS Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East

Khazir (east of Mosul) – For two months, Yusra Mohammed, a refugee from the embattled city of Mosul, heard nothing from her two children, Qusay and Saddam, who were detained by Kurdish forces. They were held after fleeing the battleground in the city. Mohammed heard...

Iraqi Kurdistan to Export Oil via Turkey Pipeline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2013 | Business

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdistan will be ready to export crude oil to world markets via Turkey within a few months after the completion of a new oil pipeline, in a move likely to deepen Erbil’s dispute with Baghdad over the distribution of oil revenue. The...

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Iraqi Kurds wave the Kurdish flags next to a bonfire to celebrate New Year which marks the beginning of the Noruz spring festival in the northern city of Erbil. (AFP)

Now is Not the Time for an Independent Kurdistan

by Ranj Alaaldin | Apr 8, 2013 | Debate

Kurdish-Arab tensions have increased in recent weeks as a result of political differences between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government in Baghdad. Disputes over oil and gas resources and the 2013 budget have undermined stability in Iraq...

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Masoud Barzani, president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, addresses the opening of a conference on “Recognizing Kurdish Genocide” in Erbil. (R)

Now is the Time for an Independent Kurdistan

by Ibrahim Malazada | Apr 8, 2013 | Debate

The establishment of any new state entity must be analyzed within three fundamental dimensions. These are the internal, regional, and international dimensions. This is particularly true of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in light of its unique circumstances and...

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Nechervan Barzani, prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish provinces (KRG)

Nechervan Barzani: The View from Erbil

by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 6, 2013 | Interviews

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Until recently, the Kurds of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq referred to Nechervan Barzani as prime minister, but today they call him Kaka Nechervan, or Brother Nechervan. In the eyes of many, he is responsible not only for the region’s economic...