Fractured and Exposed: Iraq’s Shiite House Heads Into High-Stakes Elections
Iraq is heading toward critical parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, at a moment of extraordinary internal and regional turbulence.…
Syrian Kurdish Factions Adopt Decentralization Framework While Deferring Delegation Selection
The Syrian Kurdish unity conference was held in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. The event lasted around four…
Northeast Syria’s SDF-Led Authorities Pursue Triple Negotiation Strategy with Damascus
The Syrian Kurdish national unity conference is scheduled to take place tomorrow. The conference — months in the making, with…
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Gorran Movement Conference Set for Tomorrow Amid Factional Showdown
The Iraqi Election Commission has scheduled tomorrow April 26th as the final date for the Gorran (Change) Movement’s long-delayed leadership conference. This gathering, aimed at resolving a bitter internal dispute,…
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PUK Reshuffles Party Amid Factional Resurgence and Movement of Disgruntled Leaders
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the second-largest political party in the Kurdistan Region, is currently holding its second internal forum, which began yesterday and continues today. The forum is…
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Is Erbil Becoming the Cultural Frontline of the Abrahamic Accord?
Today, the Kurdistan National Prayer Breakfast is taking place in Erbil, scheduled to last three days. The event brings together not only the three top Barzani figures in Erbil but…
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Barzani Receives Barham Salih—but Not Bafel Talabani: What the Quiet Rift Reveals About Kurdish Politics
Today, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) president Masoud Barzani met with former Iraqi President Barham Salih, an encounter that highlights the intricate political relationships in the Kurdistan Region. The meeting is…
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Historic Syrian Kurdish Unity Conference Rescheduled for April 26
The commander of the SDF and the de facto leader of Kurdish-led Northeast Syria has set a new date of the 26th of April for the much-anticipated Syrian Kurdish unity…
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Why Was the Syrian Kurdish National Conference Abruptly Postponed?
The anticipated Syrian Kurdish national conference, originally scheduled for today, has been postponed with no new date announced. The conference had two primary objectives: to approve a roadmap outlining Syrian…
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US Military To Withdraw Entirely from SDF-held Oil-Rich Deir Ezzor Province
Following a tentative agreement reached last month between the Damascus-based government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with the knowledge of the United States and Turkey, US troops are reportedly…
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