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Members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) are seen at their base in the Qandil Mountains stretching along the Kurdistan Region and Iran border, May 2014. (Photo: AFP)

26 IRGC Members Killed in Battles with PJAK

by Dalshad Abdullah | Oct 14, 2016 | World

Erbil-Anti-Iran Kurdish opposition factions uncovered that they have killed more than 26 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) during fierce battles in the Kurdish areas of Sardasht and Mariwan west of the country in the past few days. The East Kurdistan...

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Iraqi Parliament Refuses Turkish Intervention

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi parliament unanimously refused the Turkish parliament decision to extend the mandate of Turkish troops in Iraq and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The parliament also rejected recent statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

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Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani (R) shakes hands with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, north of Baghdad, August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Barzani Arrives to Baghdad to Tackle Unresolved Topics

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil- A Kurdish high-level delegation headed by Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, will travel to Baghdad to discuss several topics including the battle of Mosul and Erbil-Baghdad relations. Barzani’s Media Advisor Kifah Mahmoud told Asharq...

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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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Members of the Iraqi parliament gather to vote on Iraq’s new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad. (Reuters)

Maliki Accused of Benefiting from Inter-Kurdish Disagreements

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 26, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Bloc Alaa Talbani was so eager to announce her no-confidence vote against Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, that she raised her ballot high in the parliament although it was a secret vote. Member of Kurdistan Democratic...