Who are the Kurds and where do they stand in the Middle East
Recent territorial losses by Kurdish forces in Syria have renewed attention on the Kurds, a people whose political aspirations have...
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdish force alleges murder plot targeted its leader
A security agency linked to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region claimed on August 27th...
US forces withdraw troops from bases in Iraq
The US has started pulling out troops from two major bases in Iraq, signalling the intention of the administration of...
Amnesty denounces Iraq court over Kurdish journalist’s sentence
Amnesty International condemned the trial and extended detention of Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who was sentenced again on August 19th...
Iraq’s supreme court rejects President’s lawsuit against PM
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Abdul Latif Rashid, The National reported on February 18th....
Oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to restart, minister says
Iraq's Kurdistan region's oil exports are due to recommence next week, bring almost two years of a dispute about Kurdish...
Iraqi president sues PM and finance minister
The Iraqi president, Abdul Latif Rashid, has taken legal action against Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani and Finance Minister...
Iraq’s Kurdish region struggles to form new government
Attempts to create a new government in Iraq's Kurdistan region have not made any progress as the Kurdistan Democratic Party...
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...
