Iraq’s Shia Bloc Narrows Prime Minister Race, but Real Fight Is Behind Closed Doors
According to a well-informed Iraqi Shia source, the Coordination Framework,…
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China Quietly Builds a Cultural Beachhead in the Kurdistan Region
China is quietly building cultural institutions in the Kurdistan Region,…
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Will Turkey Let Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed Visit Ocalan on Imrali soon?
According to the official summary of the Turkish parliamentary peace…
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Iraq’s Hezbollah Freeze Becomes Ammunition in an Intra-Shia War
After the Iraqi government’s Committee for Freezing Terrorists’ Funds published…
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As Turkey Courts Ocalan, an Old Kurdish Ally Finds Itself on the Outside
Masoud Barzani’s weekend visit to Turkey’s Kurdish border province of…
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Why the Lajan–Lanaz Protests Matter: Refinery, Tribe and Power in Kurdistan’s KDP Heartland
In recent days, a small village west of Erbil has…
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A Gas Field in Kurdistan Becomes a Front Line in the U.S.–Iran Energy War
The 26 November combined drone-and-rocket strike on the Khor Mor…
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Turkey Confirms PKK Pullback From Six Zap and Metina Caves, With Hakurk, Gara and Haftanin Next
The Turkish intelligence services and military have confirmed that the…
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The Shia Militias Quietly Negotiate with the US Regarding the Future of the PMF
The Shia militias and their allies have performed strongly in…
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Ocalan’s Ascent to ‘Father of the Kurds’: The PKK’s Ideologue and ‘Semi-Divine’ Centre of Gravity
This past week, three MPs who together represent a majority…
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