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After its four-decade insurgency against Turkey's government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party has symbolically laid down its arms. The historic turning point presents opportunities and challenges for both sides.
US President Donald Trump’s administration is focused on supporting a unified Syria that respects its components and functions as a “unit” rather than Kurdish self-governance in the northeast, a former American diplomat said on Sunday.
The recent announcement by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to begin the process of disarmament marks a major milestone in
Barzani Headquarters: Kurdistan Gives Baghdad Final Opportunity to Resolve Salary and Budget Dispute
In light of their request and promises, and to preserve calm and prioritize public interest, we have decided to give the federal government in Baghdad a final chance to find a solution that guarantees the resolution of this problem,
On July 5, northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government blamed the Iraqi federal government’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) for drone attacks impacting Iraqi Kurdistan. An Iraqi official rejected the accusations. Since June 30, there have been numerous drone attacks targeting the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The PMF and Iran have been behind attacks in the area over the past several years, including targeting US forces and Iranian dissident groups.
Despite annual arrests topping 1,000, poaching remains a persistent problem across the Kurdistan Region, according to the spokesperson for the Forest and Environmental Police.
Despite Iraq's economic pressures, Kurdistan has improved water infrastructure. Strategic projects boosted storage capacity, enhancing resilience to water stress, per the Region's Water Resources Director.
Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) line up to put their weapons into a pit during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region | AFP The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun laying down its arms,
The long-running oil export dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil over oil exports and public-sector salaries has now deepened, as Iraq’s Cabinet failed to addre
On July 5, northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government blamed the Iraqi federal government’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) for drone attacks impacting Iraqi Kurdistan.