A Pipeline Uday Hussein Built to Evade Sanctions Now Bankrolls Syria’s Kurds
The SDF-led administration in northeast Syria has increased its oil sales to Kurdistan Region buyers, rising from roughly 5,000–7,000 barrels…
Iraq’s Shia Bloc Narrows Prime Minister Race, but Real Fight Is Behind Closed Doors
According to a well-informed Iraqi Shia source, the Coordination Framework, which encompasses all pro-Iran Shia blocs and collectively holds some…
Will Turkey Let Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed Visit Ocalan on Imrali soon?
According to the official summary of the Turkish parliamentary peace commission’s visit to Abdullah Ocalan, when he was asked about…
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Iraq’s Hezbollah Freeze Becomes Ammunition in an Intra-Shia War
After the Iraqi government’s Committee for Freezing Terrorists’ Funds published a list of entities whose assets were to be frozen as “participants in terrorist acts” – a list that included…
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As Turkey Courts Ocalan, an Old Kurdish Ally Finds Itself on the Outside
Masoud Barzani’s weekend visit to Turkey’s Kurdish border province of Sirnak has triggered an unusually public confrontation between his office and Turkey’s leading nationalist politician, Erdogan ally Devlet Bahceli, exposing…
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Why the Lajan–Lanaz Protests Matter: Refinery, Tribe and Power in Kurdistan’s KDP Heartland
In recent days, a small village west of Erbil has turned into one of the most sensitive flashpoints in the Kurdistan Region. Protests by residents of Lajan, a Harki tribal…
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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The Turkish intelligence services and military have confirmed that the PKK has withdrawn from six key caves in the Zap and Metina areas in Amedi district of the Kurdistan Region,…
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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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