Turkey Eyes Return of Diyarbakır Mothers’ Children as Prelude to Öcalan Visit
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Turkey Eyes Return of Diyarbakır Mothers’ Children as Prelude to Öcalan Visit
A new round of briefings in Ankara suggests that the next moves in the Turkey–PKK peace track are converging around…
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Disputed Territories: PUK Rises as KDP Loses Ground in 2025 Vote
The shift inside the Kurdish camp in the disputed territories…
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Iraq Parliamentary Results 2025: Full Winners and Seat Breakdown
Here are the parliamentary seat results based on the November…
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Iraq’s Election Reshuffles Shia Power Dynamics While Sectarian Balance Holds
Preliminary results show Shia parties collectively securing approximately 185 of…
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Economic Intelligence
KRG Oil Exports to Hit 250,000 Barrels Daily in November, Sold as Kirkuk Crude at Ceyhan
The KRG’s oil exports are set to rise by 86%…
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What US Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Mean for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
The US Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil—Russia’s largest…
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KRG Salary Tracker: Month-by-Month Timeline (2015–2025)
KRG Salary Tracker Public employees in the Kurdistan Region have…
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Shaikan Oil Production Tops 9.6m Barrels in First Eight Months of 2025, Revenue Hits $269m
Oil production from the KRG’s Shaikan field, located northwest of…
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How the Turkey–PKK peace track actually moves
The current process follows a clear sequence: political declarations to halt hostilities, verifiable steps on the ground, certification by state…
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Baghdad’s Sunni battlegrounds, explained
Baghdad’s Sunni political scene is entering a fierce contest ahead…
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Who Are the Main Challengers for Iraq’s Nine Minority Quota Seats in the November 2025 Elections?
Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections, slated for November 11, 2025, will…
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Iraqi Parliamentary Election: Kurdistan Region Seat Projections for Major Political Forces
The election campaign has been underway for over a week…
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Human Rights & Governance
Turkey Eyes Return of Diyarbakır Mothers’ Children as Prelude to Öcalan Visit
A new round of briefings in Ankara suggests that the…
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How the KDP Reshaped Iraq’s Minority Quota Map in the 2025 Elections
The results of the nine quota seats for the Iraqi…
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How ‘private sector’ patronage networks are reshaping politics in the Kurdistan Region
As the Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for November 11 approach,…
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In Northeast Syria, Christian Schools Win Fight to Keep Damascus Curriculum, Complicate SDF Plans
The heads of Christian denominations in northeast Syria announced an…
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Small Tel Aviv Meeting on ‘Minorities’ Triggers Syrian Debate
On October 27 in Tel Aviv, Israeli journalist Eddy Cohen…
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A Year After Kurdistan’s Regional Elections, Government Formation Remains Stalled
The Kurdistan Region’s two main parties, the KDP and PUK,…
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Cultural Trends & Identity
Poll Reveals Widespread Political Disengagement Across Kurdistan Region
A recent survey by Sbey Research, a Sulaimani-based research organization,…
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Duhok as Sulaimani’s Polar Opposite: Why Only 3% of Kurdistan’s Protests Have Been in Duhok Despite Its 27% Share of the Population
In the Kurdistan Region, the stark differences in civic and…
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Is the Misak-ı Millî Becoming the Blueprint for a Turkish–Kurdish Regional Alliance?
Yesterday, Yeni Yaşam, a leading pro-PKK newspaper, referenced a proposal…
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Two Visions: How Iraqi Kurds View Their Relationship with Baghdad
The Kurdish relationship with Baghdad has long oscillated between partnership…
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Data and Map Portal
KDP–PUK Outlook: Disputed Territories Set the Kurdish Balance in Baghdad
For the KDP and PUK, the next federal election will be decided less by predictable patterns inside the Kurdistan Region than by what happens across the disputed territories. Patronage and party machines keep the home provinces relatively stable; the swing…
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Who Paid to Be Seen? Iraq’s $1.42M Facebook Spend, Province by Province
In 30 days, Iraqis spent more than $1.4 million on…
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Kurdish Party Candidates for November Iraqi Elections
Political parties and entities in the Kurdistan Region have fielded…
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Despite Growth in Voting-Age Population, Over 700,000 Iraqi Voters Decrease Compared to 2021
Despite the growth in voting-age population, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral…
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