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Tag: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Kurdish soldiers stand guard in Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Turkey-Iran rivalry threatens stability in Iraqi Kurdistan

by Burcu Ozcelik November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

The shift in the balance of power in Iraq after the recent election could have an important impact in a key arena where Turkey and Iran play out their regional rivalry. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq borders both Iran and Turkey, two countries caught in a web of complex and often competing interests in the […]

Iraqi President Barham Salih. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inIraq, Middle East, World

Iraq’s new Kurdish president hints at an ‘Iraq first’ policy

by Faisal Al Yafai November 8, 2018
Artillery belonging to the Iraqi Security Forces reaches Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Marjani
Posted inAfghanistan, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kirkuk redux was a bloodless offensive. Here’s why

by Pepe Escobar October 17, 2017February 18, 2020
Members of Iraq's security forces advance on Kirkuk on October 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIraq, Middle East, Turkey, World

Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk governor’s office in advance on Kurds

by Agence France-Presse October 17, 2017February 18, 2020
A man sews an Iraqi Kurdish flag that will bear a portrait of Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani. Photo: AFP / Safin Hamed
Posted inFrance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Kurdistan will be a success after independence from Iraq

by Manish Rai August 28, 2017
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inIran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

by Manish Rai June 27, 2017June 27, 2017

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