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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 gas field in the PUK-controlled Chamchamal district of Sulaimani is the most serious in a string of more than a…
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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The Turkish intelligence services and military have confirmed that the PKK has withdrawn from six key caves in the Zap and Metina areas in Amedi district of the Kurdistan Region,…
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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 the Iraqi elections, with US-designated militias alone winning 80 seats and their Shia allies collectively securing nearly 170 seats. Before…
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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 in the Turkish parliament flew by helicopter to the island prison of İmralı in the Sea of Marmara and spent…
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Turkey Moves to Finalise PKK Disarmament Law as Imrali Talks With Ocalan Conclude
Following the historic visit by PKK–Turkey peace commission delegation to Abdullah Ocalan and its briefing to Turkey’s top security council, a package of parliamentary legal reforms is now expected to…
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Bypassing Its Rival, KDP Seeks New Allies to Break 13-Month Kurdistan Parliamentary Paralysis
More than 13 months after regional elections, the KDP is aggressively exploring ways to bypass its longtime partner, the PUK, and secure enough votes to form the next KRG cabinet.…
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Explainer: What is Iraq’s Federal Council that Barzani is pushing to create?
KDP leader Masoud Barzani has said that one of their key demands in any new Iraqi government-formation deal is the creation of Iraq’s Federal Council. This body is mandated by…
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Peace Commission to Meet Ocalan as CHP and Yeni Yol Boycott
The Turkish parliament’s peace commission, tasked with the PKK Turkey talks, is set to meet the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan today in a historic prison visit. The commission approved…
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Turkey’s Peace Commission Votes for Historic Visit to PKK Leader Ocalan; CHP Boycotts
Turkey’s parliamentary peace process commission voted today to conduct a historic in-person visit to jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, despite the main opposition party’s refusal to participate. The motion passed…
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U.S.-Designated Militias Won Seats on Every Major Shiite List
Among the five biggest Shiite lists to emerge from the November 11 parliamentary elections, each included at least one Shiite armed faction that the United States has designated as a…
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