Kurds and Turkish-Cypriots: Shared Destiny, Common Struggle
There is an undoubted solidarity between the Kurds and Cypriots built on hundreds of years of Turkish discrimination and oppression. ...
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Why is US Leaving the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Iranians?
The passive attitude of the United States toward the campaign by Iraqi opposition parties against election fraud deteriorates the situation ...
The May 12 Parliamentary Election in Iraq Was Botched
Averting violence and possible civil war should be Iraq’s main concern, and the best way to do so is by ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Takes Election Campaign to Kurdish Capital
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday took his campaign for May 12 elections to the capital of the autonomous ...
New Protests in Iraqi Kurdistan as Residents Seethe at Authorities
Demonstrators irate at the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan took to the streets for a fifth day Friday.
Oil Markets Warily Watch Erbil-Baghdad Dispute
The Kurdish region in Iraq was confident in the face of threats when it went to independence referendum last month, ...
State Dept: US Engaged With Iraqi, Kurdish Authorities to De-escalate Tensions in Kirkuk
The United States is engaging with Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to resolve the conflict situation in Kirkuk, a State Department official ...
Turkey Can Undermine Kurdistan’s Path to Independence
Iraqi Kurds defied all odds, international calls to delay the vote and threats from their neighbors, to decide their future ...
Iran Blocks Shipping of Oil Products to, from Iraqi Kurdistan
The government of Iran has banned the transportation of oil products to or from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq over ...
Beyond Referendum: How Should an Independent Kurdistan Be Different?
The oft-repeated observation, that the Kurds are the world’s largest ethnic group without a nation-state of their own, might very ...
Election Commission: 92% of Voters Said ‘Yes’ to Kurdistan Referendum
The election commission of the Kurdistan Regional Government said Wednesday that more than 92 percent of people who voted in ...
Iran Launches War Games, Blocks Flights to Kurdistan Ahead of Referendum
The Iranian military started war games on Sunday near the border with Kurdistan, one day before the region is scheduled ...
Syrian Kurds Voting for Local Leaders Want a Democratic System After ISIS
(KOBANI, Syria) – The city of Kobani in northern Syria suffered under an Islamic State siege from 2014 until the ...
Turkey Holds Snap Military Exercise at Border With Kurdistan
Turkish authorities announced on Monday that they are conducting a military drill at the border with Iraq. The snap exercise ...
Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Approves Independence Referendum
In its first session in nearly two years, the parliament of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq voted to hold ...
Minister Falah Mustafa: Independent Kurdistan Will Be a Good Neighbor
Falah Mustafa wants to be a good neighbor. The minister, who has headed the Kurdistan Regional Government Department of Foreign ...
US May Cut Ties With Peshmerga if Kurdistan Referendum Goes Ahead
The United States is seeking to postpone the upcoming Iraqi Kurdistan referendum and may end ties with the region, including ...
Kurdistan Parliament to Reconvene This Week After 2-Year Suspension
The parliament of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq will reconvene this week and hold its first session since 2015, ...
Kurdistan Referendum Finds Little Support Amid Warnings of Regional Instability
On Friday, Kurds living outside of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq can register online to cast a ballot in ...
US-Led Coalition Launches Strike Against ISIS Convoy Traveling to Iraqi Border
The U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State said on Wednesday it carried out an airstrike to prevent a convoy of ISIS ...
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