Syria–SDF Talks Intensify But Core Disputes Over Governance and Military Integration Block Breakthrough
A senior official from the SDF-backed northeast Syria administration has told The National Context that the SDF and Syrian government…
Damascus and the SDF sketch terms for integration as talks intensify
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi says Damascus and the SDF have reached a “preliminary understanding” on how to…
Verbal Agreements, No Roadmap: SDF and Damascus Circle the March 10 Deal
The SDF commander Mazloum Abdi has denied in an interview with pro-SDF Rohahi TV that any localised breakthrough has been…
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Nechirvan Barzani has phoned Mazloum Abdi ahead of his meeting with Erdoğan
Today, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, in the presence of Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın. He also held a separate meeting…
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Can the PKK Peace Process Survive if Ocalan Stays Silent on the SDF?
The Turkish political agenda has now shifted to one crucial question: will the parliamentary commission on the peace process visit the PKK’s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan? Nationalist MHP leader and…
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SDF Commander, al-Sharaa, and US Envoy Hold Pivotal Talks in Damascus
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Mazloum Abdi has met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus for pivotal discussions regarding the future of northeast Syria. US envoy to Syria Tom…
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Iraq’s KRG Oil Exports Bring $65 per Barrel but Leave 550-Billion-Dinar Salary Gap
The Iraqi government has sold one million barrels of oil from the Kurdistan Region for $65 million, averaging $65 per barrel. Context: at present, Iraq’s SOMO exports around 150,000 barrels…
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What Does the US-Backed KRG Oil Deal Mean for the Kurdistan Region?
The KRG oil breakthrough, which restored exports more than two and a half years after their suspension following a landmark Iraqi government victory at the Paris-based International Arbitration Court, came…
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Under US Pressure, the KDP and PUK Move to Revive Regional Parliament
The KDP and PUK leaderships have met for the second time in a week to push for a compromise on reactivating the Kurdistan Region’s parliament, which has convened only once…
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Who Gets What From the KRG–Baghdad Oil Deal?
Eighteen years after Kurdistan passed its Oil and Gas Law and eight years after its ill-fated independence referendum, the economic foundation that was meant to underpin an autonomous Kurdish state…
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