In a Major Breakthrough, Iraqi Government and Companies Announce KRG Oil Exports to Restart Tomorrow
As the Iraqi government and operating companies formally announced that KRG oil exports will restart tomorrow, the Iraqi oil minister…
Parallel Deadlines: SDF Integration and PKK Peace Process Both Set for Year-End
In a recent interview, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stated that the timeline for SDF integration into the Syrian army was…
Tentative Oil Deal Stalls as DNO Holds Out; Baghdad Approves KRG July Salaries
Despite upbeat statements from both KRG and Iraqi officials suggesting an imminent breakthrough on the resumption of Kurdistan’s oil exports,…
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US Concerned by ENKS’s Unilateral Visit to Meet with Al-Sharaa, ENKS Leader Admits
Muhammad Ismail, president of the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS), has admitted that the US and France expressed “concern” after the ENKS unilaterally accepted an invitation to Damascus to meet…
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Is there finally a breakthrough in the KRG oil dispute?
Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved a preliminary framework, reportedly jointly reached with the KRG and oil companies, to find a middle ground in the long-running KRG oil dispute. Talks…
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Northeast Syria schools reopen as tighter curriculum policy risks deepening rift with Damascus
Schools in northeast Syria have reopened for the first academic year since the Assad regime’s collapse. The northeast Syrian administration has tightened enforcement of its own curriculum while negotiations with…
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ENKS maneuvers between Damascus and the SDF to boost its leverage
Two days after the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) announced it had been invited to meet with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the group revealed it had also presented a…
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Barzani-backed Syrian Kurdish council to meet with Syrian leaders in Damascus
A senior delegation from the Syrian Kurdish National Council (better known as KNKS), a Barzani-aligned umbrella group, is preparing to visit Damascus to meet with Syrian officials including interim president…
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Baghdad Splits the KRG Oil File: Khurmala Separated from IOC Demands
At its meeting today, Iraq’s Council of Ministers declined the KRG’s proposal on both oil and non-oil revenues. On non-oil revenues, the cabinet referred the dispute to the Council of…
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Are Turkey’s state-nationalists preparing a Plan B if Syria is partitioned?
Ankara’s ideal outcome remains a unitary Syrian state. But as the region shifts, influential nationalist voices close to the MHP are openly sketching a fallback: if Syria fractures, how does…
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