In December 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that, after three years, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) had been defeated in Iraq: “Our heroic armed forces have now secured the entire length of the Iraq-Syria border. We defeated Daesh [ISIS] through our unity and sacrifice for the nation. Long live Iraq and its people". This forward-looking optimism...
On 12 May 2018, for the first time after the defeat of ISIS and the Kurdish referendum of 2017, parliamentary elections were held in Iraq. The vote was marked by internal disjunction along sectarian lines,...
After being delayed for three years and despite numerous calls for it to be called off, including most recently from the White House, the referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence has been scheduled...
Below is an article published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: At 7 a.m., teams of workers began dismantling tents on the edge of Arbat Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)...
Below is an article published by Bloomberg: The Kurdistan Regional Government, which oversees the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, has picked Goldman Sachs International and Deutsche Bank AG for...
Below is an article published by Rûdaw: The media campaign that helped lead to the 2011 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Kurdistan Region and is being looked to as an example...
Below is an article published by Rudaw: Thousands of kids across Erbil governorate will celebrate International Children’s Day with new toys this Monday as NGOs visit schools bearing gifts. “These...
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials have announced that 2 million people are now seeking refuge in the region, as civilians from eastern Iraqi province of Anbar continue to flee Islamic...
Below is an article by Rudaw Music and dances from the different parts of Kurdistan thrilled crowds at the annual Berlin Carnival of Cultures, which every year turns the streets of the German...
Below is an article published by The World Post: While the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has made further advances and occupied the city of Ramadi, scholars in Iraqi Kurdistan Region...
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