Commission on PKK Disarmament Named ‘Brotherhood and Solidarity’ as CHP Backs Process
The newly formed Turkish parliamentary commission tasked with managing the peace process with the PKK has been officially named the…
Has the KDP’s Counter-Terrorism Just Unintentionally Revealed the Location of an Iranian Kurdish Group?
A sequence of events involving a downed drone appears to have accidentally revealed the operational location of an Iranian Kurdish…
Maliki-Backed Candidate Wins Baghdad Governorship in Early Test Ahead of November Elections
In an early contest ahead of the November elections, the candidate backed by Nouri al-Maliki, the primary Shia rival to…
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The SDF–Damascus Integration Agreement Set to Begin with Pilot Phase in Deir ez-Zor
A senior Syrian government official has revealed that Damascus, in coordination with the United States, has proposed a scaled-down “integration” model starting with Deir ez-Zor province. This pilot stage is…
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Turkey’s Emerging Kurd-Inclusive National Order
The political order emerging in Turkey since 2016 has been built around the narrative of existential threats, emphasizing the idea that the Turkish state and nation were under siege from…
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US Pushes Iraq to Disarm Shia Militias, Block Bill Enabling IRGC-Style PMF Transformation
The United States has intensified its pressure on the Iraqi government to disarm Shiite militias and block the passage of a controversial bill that would expand and entrench the powers…
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How much has the KRG’s oil production been disrupted by the recent drone strikes?
The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have signed a new agreement regarding the KRG’s oil and non-oil revenues in exchange for Baghdad sending salaries to KRG public…
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Turkey to Terminate Iraq Pipeline Agreement, Deepening KRG Oil Uncertainty
Turkey terminates the Iraq–Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline Agreement, effective July 2026, following the standard notification protocols. The move deepens the crisis facing the Kurdistan Region’s oil sector, whose independent exports…
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The Sweida Conflict Is a Strategic Turning Point for the SDF
The ongoing clashes in Sweida, southern Syria, represent far more than a localized conflict between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes. What began as a government attempt to assert control has…
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The Erbil–Baghdad Agreement Binds the KRG with Tough Conditions as Drone Strikes Continue to Hit Oil Infrastructure
The Iraqi government has approved a temporary agreement reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) regarding the handover of oil and non-oil revenues in exchange for Baghdad sending salaries to…
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