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The U.S., Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kurds — they all have interests here but risk touching off a war if they each have their way ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The head of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) said on Monday the Kurdistan Regional Government ...
Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, ...
President Barzani affirmed the KRI's constitutional rights to Germany's outgoing envoy, who reiterated support for the Region ...
Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Rebar Ahmed revealed on Sunday that both Erbil and Baghdad know who is behind the recent ...
Ahmed warned that cutting salaries and budget allocations has become a form of collective punishment against the region. “This financial blockade is a catastrophe for the people of Kurdistan,” he said ...
PKK disbands after decades of guerrilla warfare, following calls for peace and democratic process by founder Abdullah Ocalan.
Recent drone attacks in Kurdistan are once again bringing the issue of Iraq’s Iran-backed militias to the fore.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has blamed Iranian-backed militias within the Popular Mobilization Forces for the attacks. Most recently on July 16, according to the Erbil-based Rudaw Media ...
Several oilfields halted operations due to significant infrastructure damage, the Kurdistan region's Natural Resources ...
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a ...
The Kurdistan Regional Government has accused the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces of being behind the attacks.