Iraq strengthens ties with Turkey by banning PKK
The Kurdish separatist group known as the PKK, which has waged an insurgency against Turkey since 1984, has officially been...
Kurdistan
Turkish military operations into northern Iraq provoke Baghdad
On July 10th, Iraqi authorities condemned continued Turkish military operations and “incursions” into the northern Kurdistan region according to the...
Kurdish security detain smugglers behind fatal Italian shipwreck
4 suspected human traffickers were arrested by Asayish (Kurdish Security) in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq on June 25th,...
Kurdish president’s official visit to Iran thaws relations
President of Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani recently traveled on an official visit to Iran, signalling a thaw in relations between the...
Senior US official rejects Syrian withdrawal
A senior US official said the administration firmly rejects any consideration of withdrawing its forces from Syria on February 1st,...
