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Erbil Did Nothing Wrong, So Why Is Iran Bombing It?

The Kurdistan Region has not fired a single shot at Iran. It has not hosted offensive military operations against Tehran. It has not provided...

US Forces to Complete Withdrawal from Kurdistan Region by 30 September, Leaving Erbil Exposed

The United States will complete the withdrawal of all remaining military forces from the Kurdistan Region by 30 September 2026, marking the first time...

Heavy Ordinance Drones Halted Over Erbil Governorate, Turkish Warplanes Next?

Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions across Metina, Zap, Hakurk, Gara and Qandil, reportedly hitting 27 targets including bunkers, shelters and insurgent positions. The strikes...

Barham Salih: From a Slemani Prison Cell to the Head of the World’s Refugee Agency

There is a particular kind of authority that cannot be taught, conferred by election or granted by appointment. It is the authority that comes...

The second displacement of Kirkuk’s Kurds

In most cities, a dispute over state-owned land would be an administrative nuisance. In Kirkuk, it becomes a reckoning with ethnic cleansing, oil and...

Mama Risha: The Bearded Uncle Who Never Surrendered

There are names in Kurdish history that transcend biography. Names that become symbols, rallying points, expressions of collective identity that mean something far beyond...

British-Backed Development Agency Established in Ranya to Combat Kurdish Emigration

The Raparin Regional Development Agency (RRDA) has officially launched in Ranya marking a significant step in the economic partnership between the United Kingdom and...

Kurdish Leaders and Civil Groups Condemn Shaswar Abdulwahid’s Call to Abolish Kurdistan Region

Leader of the New Generation Movement, Shaswar Abdulwahid has sparked controversy in recent days with statements criticising the political structure of the Kurdistan Region...

Baghdad, Erbil and the 120 Billion Dinar Question: Why a budget dispute has become a test of Kurdish autonomy

Some numbers in Iraqi politics are more than numbers. For the Kurdistan Region, 120 billion dinars represents one of them. That is the amount Baghdad...

How Iraq’s World Cup Team Reflects a Nation’s Diversity

Iraq returns to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years, facing France, Norway and Senegal in Group I of the...

Qubad Talabani Urges Broader Economic Distribution Across Kurdistan at Delphi Forum Slemani

The second Delphi Forum Slemani is underway with senior Iraqi and international figures gathering for two days of dialogue on investment and regional economic...
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