Posts Tagged: Kurds Iraq
Kurdish Leader Says He Fears Islamic State Comeback in Iraq
A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that Islamic State is trying to make a comeback after an uptick in attacks in...
Iran Says Missile Attack on Kurdish Dissidents a Warning to Hostile Powers
The chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Thursday that Tehran's missile attack on an Iranian Kurdish rebel base in northern Iraq last...
Iraq Sends Money to Pay Kurdish Salaries for First Time Since 2014
Iraq sent money to pay salaries of state employees in the Kurdish region on Monday for the first time since 2014, the Baghdad government said,...
Iraq PM Abadi Orders Reopening of Kurdish Airports for International Flights
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered on Thursday the reopening of the airports of Erbil and Suleimaniya, in the Kurdistan region, for international flights, a...
The Kurdish and Catalan Referenda
On October 1, 2017 -- of those eligible to vote from among the 7.5 million-strong Catalan nation -- two million (42%) showed up for the referendum on independence from...
Kurds Could Be Key US Ally in Anti-Iran Efforts
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in his first comment on the military rout of his Peshmerga forces, vowed that the overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in...
Iraq’s Kurds Offer to Freeze Results of Independence Vote as Part of Dialogue With Baghdad
Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region has offered to freeze the results of its controversial independence vote as part of a dialogue with Baghdad. The proposal was unlikely...
Kurds Flee Homes in Northern Iraq as Iraqi Forces Take Control
Thousands of Kurdish civilians fled their homes in northern Iraq on Wednesday, fearing harassment by government forces and Shiite militias who have taken control of a...
Iraqi Forces Take Action to Recapture Kurdish-Held Oil Fields, Military Base
Clashes broke out early Monday in northern Iraq as Iraqi forces moved to recapture Kurdish-held oil fields and a military base near the city of Kirkuk, setting...
Independence for Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan's recent referendum on whether to declare independence from Baghdad garnered only slight attention in the US. Even the overwhelming vote (93 percent favored...
Tensions Settle Between Iraq, Kurds Following Threat of War
The world could be excused for thinking that another war was about to break out in Iraq. After Iraq’s Kurds voted in favor of independence, they took...
At Tehran Meeting, Leaders of Iran and Turkey Express Opposition to Creation of Independent Kurdish State
With Turkey's president by his side, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Wednesday that they would ensure borders in the region remain unchanged after the recent Kurdish independence...
Iraq Suspends All International Flights to Kurdish Capital Erbil in Response to Independence Referendum
All international flights to and from Irbil in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq are to be suspended from Friday, an airport official has...
US Warns of Possible Unrest During Kurdish Independence Referendum
The US embassy in Iraq cautioned its citizens that there may be unrest during a referendum on independence planned by the Kurdish authorities in northern...
