Iraqi Kurdistan

Who are the Iraqis at the center of the EU-Belarus refugee dispute?

Lack of economic prospects and an uncertain future have prompted people from northern Iraq to take the perilous journey.

War-torn countries in the Middle East can't afford to battle coronavirus

With millions suffering from years of war and severely degraded medical facilities, countries at war cannot pay the price of a new frontline.

‘Muhasasa’ and the scourge of divide and rule in Iraq

The resignation of Iraq's prime minister will not send protesters home as long as the political system remains intact. So what exactly is this 'system' and why do so many Iraqis blame it for their problems?

‘Turkey has no problems with Kurds in Syria’ - KRG president

President of the Kurdish Regional Government in Northern Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, said that his government had previously warned Syrian Kurds to distance themselves from the PKK terror group.

Erbil attacker identified by Turkish authorities as brother of HDP MP

Iraqi police said Mazlum Dag, born in Turkey's Diyarbakir, is one of the assailants who carried out a shooting at a restaurant, killing three people, including a Turkish diplomat.

Turkey launches counter-terror operation Claw-2 in Northern Iraq

Operation Claw-2 aims to destroy caves and shelters used by the PKK terror organisation in northern Iraq, Turkish defense ministry said.

Iraq children tortured, unfairly tried for alleged Daesh ties - HRW

The Human Rights Watch in its latest report calls upon the Iraqi authorities to release all minors, unless they are accused of violent crimes.

KRG's Barzani blames PKK for attack on Turkish base

Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani 's remarks came a day after a Turkish base came under attack in northern Iraq.

Turkey lifts ban on flights to KRG-held Sulaymaniyah - Turkish minister

Turkish transport minister announced lifting a 16-month-old ban on flights in and out of the Kurdish Regional Government-held Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq, a ban imposed following their non-binding independence referendum.

The torture of children in Iraq's Kurdish region must stop

A Human Rights Watch report on the treatment of children in custody of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq should lead to an inquiry and accountability by the Iraqi government.

Polls close in Iraq's Kurdish region

Around 3.8 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections in northern Kurdish region. The vote was initially scheduled for 2017 but postponed due to political and economic crises in the region.

Families denied access to their homes in northern Iraq

The war against Daesh ended in 2017, and roughly 70 Sunni Arab families displaced from northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region want to go home.