Kurdistan
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
Middle East
November 8, 2018
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a US decision to offer millions of dollars…
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a…
KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election
Middle East
October 21, 2018
KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan…
Iraqi parliament elects Kurdish moderate Barham Salih as new president
Middle East
October 4, 2018
Iraqi parliament elects Kurdish moderate Barham Salih as new president
The Iraqi parliament has elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as president. The vote threw a spotlight on the…
Iraq’s Kurds hold elections for regional parliament
Middle East
September 30, 2018
Iraq’s Kurds hold elections for regional parliament
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region was holding long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a…
Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq
Middle East
September 9, 2018
Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq
An attack Saturday on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan base in Iraq killed at least 11 people and…
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
Middle East
June 17, 2018
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq’s Qandil mountains, President Tayyip…
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
Iraq agreed to pay the salaries of the Kurdistan region’s civil servants and security forces, a spokesman for the government…
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
March 15, 2018
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi authorities have said they will end a six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the region’s…
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
After a six-month blockade, the airports of the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil, and second city Sulaimaniyah will be “reopened to…