Politics
Iraqi Kurdistan politics
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad under new deal
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York City, US, September 23, 2026....
Peshmerga Unification Completed, a Farce
From right: Qubad Talabani, Masrour Barzani, and Nechirvan Barzani at the ceremony announcing the unification of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia...
How to Build a Unified Peshmerga Loyal to Kurdistan, Not Parties
Tribal leader and KDP party head Massoud Barzani with his paramilitary Kurdish peshmerga forces, 2018. Photo: Barzani office Dr. Sherko...
Shaswar Abdulwahid: Peshmerga unification “far from the truth”
Shaswar Abdulwahid, head of the New Generation Movement (Cûłanewey Newey Nwê), at a press conference in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, August...
New Generation alliance with PUK still stands, Shaswar Abdulwahid says
Shaswar Abdulwahid, head of the New Generation Movement (Cûłanewey Newey Nwê), at a press conference in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, September...
When oil dies, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Libya fall first: report
A worker at Zubair oil field near Basra, Iraq, March 28, 2026. Photo: AP ERBIL,— A new report warns that...
Kurdistan rejects Baghdad figure, insists on 14.14% budget share
The emblem of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), 2026. Photo: KRG/via iKurd.net KRG to Baghdad: 14.14%, Not 12.68% ERBIL,— The...
Masrour Barzani declares end to cash payroll in Iraqi Kurdistan
An ATM machine in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2022. Photo: Screengrab/video/behroz doski YT/via iKurd.net ERBIL,—Iraqi Kurdistan has officially ended its cash-based...
Kurdish Islamic preacher calls Jews “creatures”, glad they left Kurdistan
Anti-Jewish Kurdish Islamic preacher Haji Karwan who is affiliated with the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2026. Photo:...
Erbil’s History Cannot Be Rewritten by a Flag
Turkmen woman wearing a hat with a Turkmen Front flag, gestures the Turkish nationalist “Grey Wolf” sign at Erbil Citadel,...
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