| 单词 | Iraqi Kurdistan |
| 例句 | Many saw a chance at a better life with their fellow Kurds in semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. “I beat my children because of my trauma” 2014-01-16T13:00:00Z “A Call for Prayer,” by Hussein Smko — a young, self-trained dancer from Iraqi Kurdistan whom the festival’s parent organization, Battery Dance, has discovered and championed — struck me as promising. Forced Online, Battery Dance Festival Brings the World to You 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Crossing over legally was not an option, as the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are doing their best to undermine Rojava’s revolution. Experience: I spent 40 days in an Iraqi prison 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z He accepted a full-time job with Rudaw, the Kurdish news site based in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, and on Thursday flew off to Iraq, his latest home. The Growing Pains of Jonathan Krohn 2013-04-26T23:05:22Z Josh, Shane, and Sarah were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan when they accidentally crossed an unmarked border into Iran. Motherlode: The Imprisoned Hikers' Moms 2011-07-05T19:38:11Z The movie chronicles his travels across Iraqi Kurdistan as he meets with Kurdish fighters engaged in combat against the Islamic State. Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Unlike two other Arab Iraqi contestants who were described as being from Iraq, Parwaz's origin was referred to as "Iraqi Kurdistan". Kurdish singer sparks identity debate on Arab talent show 2013-04-25T08:19:03Z From his base in the suburb of Rebibbia he talks to the world and about the world, from Iraqi Kurdistan to underemployed youth and the pandemic. Read Your Way Through Rome 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z We spent nine days there before we were met by the fixers who would smuggle us into Rojava, via Iraqi Kurdistan. Experience: I spent 40 days in an Iraqi prison 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z A statement from Iraqi Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service, which differs to the Federal Iraqi service, said attacks by drones at the al-Harir airbase caused a fire at one of its fuel depots. Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq - sources 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan's Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani condemned the drone attack and demanded the intervention of the federal government authorities to "prevent these attacks from recurring". Three killed in attack on small airport in Iraq's Kurdistan -statement 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Iranian officials have said that, if the deadline was missed, they could resume attacks against dissident groups inside Iraqi Kurdistan that Tehran had regularly undertaken until the end of last year. Iraq starts relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border - Iraq foreign minister 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Oil prices rose for a third straight session as a halt in some exports from Iraqi Kurdistan raised concerns of tightening supply. TSX set for higher open, tracks strength in crude prices 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z In the commodities market, oil prices gained for third straight day on improving market sentiment and as a halt to some exports from Iraqi Kurdistan raised concerns of tightening supply. Asian stocks rally as banking anxiety eases; Alibaba surges 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Contracts tied to oil prices extended gains from the previous session amid supply disruption risks from Iraqi Kurdistan. TSX futures edge up tracking oil prices as banking worries wane 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Power-sharing governments in Iraqi Kurdistan have largely kept a lid on mistrust since the two sides fought a civil war in the 1990s. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The BBC has spoken to two Iranians who were badly injured, and managed to flee their cities to try to seek treatment in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran protesters 'too scared to go to hospital' 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The BBC has been granted rare access to one of the main hospitals for burns in Iraqi Kurdistan, where many women die of self-inflicted burns. Why women are burning themselves in Iraqi Kurdistan 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Last week, Zana retraced his brother's journey from Iraqi Kurdistan to France, to testify in the investigation here. Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z He said Iran had demanded that Iraqi Kurdistan should not be a “location for exporting weapons” to Iran by Iraqi-based the “separatist” groups. Iran says new missile attack on Iraq meant to protect border 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z On Monday, an Iranian commander warned specific villages, towns and neighborhoods in the Iraqi Kurdistan region that they would be targeted next for harboring opposition figures. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z He says that he is afraid to go out because of the longstanding presence of Iranian agents in Sulaimaniya, which is in a part of Iraqi Kurdistan that maintains cordial relations with Tehran. Riddled With Metal Pellets, an Iranian Protester Heals in Hiding Abroad 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The longest continuously inhabited settlement in the world, Erbil Citadel lies at the heart of the modern-day capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan are high, following several missile and drone attacks in the region from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The impact of Iran's uprising beyond its borders 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan was a key ally in the U.S. fight against the Islamic State, although the U.S. government has not officially supported the formation of an independent Iraqi Kurdistan. Young Iranian Americans are organizing in wake of Iran protests 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Most of the protesters who have fled Iran and sought refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan have come from Iran’s Kurdish provinces, where the antigovernment demonstrations over the past two months have been particularly virulent. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Iranian opposition groups, including Komala, tread a fine line in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the regional administration is under increasing pressure from both the Iraqi and Iranian governments to disarm them. Riddled With Metal Pellets, an Iranian Protester Heals in Hiding Abroad 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Their leaders have often sought refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan and have been attacked by Iranian missiles. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The head of the Iranian Kurdish opposition party Komalah said Iranian forces had launched an artillery assault on one of its bases in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Iran rejected criticism of its missile and drone attack on Wednesday on the Iraqi Kurdistan region where Iranian armed dissident Kurdish groups are based. Senior Iran cleric calls for crackdown on protesters 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z He then decided to try to cross the closed border to Iraqi Kurdistan and joined a wave of pilgrims who stormed the frontier during a religious holiday, making it across without being checked. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z In late September, Iran bombarded bases across the Iraqi Kurdistan region with missiles and suicide drones, killing at least 19 people in the fiercest attack in a decade. Riddled With Metal Pellets, an Iranian Protester Heals in Hiding Abroad 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The United States on Wednesday condemned Iran's use of ballistic missiles and drone attacks against the Iraqi Kurdistan region and called it "an unjustified violation of Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity." Lebanese parliament fails to elect new head of state 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The United Nations said that Iranian attacks last week hit Iranian refugee settlements across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Tehran said the attacks took place following repeated warnings to the officials of Iraqi Kurdistan over their failure to prevent cross-border incursions by the opposition groups. Iran attacks Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq as protests spiral at home 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z But the new Iraqi prime minister said this month that leaders of the Iraqi Kurdistan region had refused. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The drone and missile strikes targeted offices and paramilitary bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, including in the cities of Erbil, Sulaimaniya and Pirde, Kurdish officials and rights groups said. Tensions in Iran Spill Across the Border Into Iraq 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z A news report said that Sareh had been promoting offering young Iranian women higher education, jobs and better lives in Iraqi Kurdistan, but had instead sold them into slavery. 'I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran' 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The Kurdish official said that the attack hit a resort in Zakho, a city on the border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey. At least four killed in Turkish rocket strike on Iraq's Dohuk province, sources say 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Iraq's federal court has deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional and demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over their crude supplies. DAVOS Iraqi Kurdish leader says rejects federal court oil and gas ruling 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Iran’s Guard said it struck a “terrorist base” near Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. Iran detains 2 Europeans; EU envoy in Tehran about nuke deal 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Separately Wednesday, the Guard targeted what it called a “terrorists’ base” near Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported, without giving details. Iran detains 2 Europeans as EU nuclear talks envoy visits 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Originally from the small city of Naqadeh, in north-western Iran, Sareh married young and had two children, a boy and a girl, before divorcing her husband and leaving Iran to live in Iraqi Kurdistan. 'I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran' 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Among a group shoveling soil was Zana, 28, from Iraqi Kurdistan. U.K. Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Stokes Anger and Dread 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Until recently, it would not have been possible for a group of hikers to walk across Iraqi Kurdistan, a region that has experienced a continuum of violent political crises almost without interruption for a century. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Iraqi and Turkish officials did not give specific details on the plan to pump gas from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey, say how far along it was, or what Israel's role is in the project. EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z He later settled in the United States before coming back to Iraqi Kurdistan in 2012. Man who grew up with war in Iraq now in Kyiv using his business to help 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z But if so, she could have travelled directly from Iraqi Kurdistan - there was no need to enter Iran - so it is unclear whether she went there voluntarily. 'I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran' 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z "We are in consultation with the Iraqi government and the government in Iraqi Kurdistan, in part to help them get the missile defense capabilities to be able to defend themselves in their cities," he said. U.S. working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities - Sullivan 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Mohammad is laying the groundwork for a similar organization in Iraqi Kurdistan, one he is likely to head. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The Iraqi Kurds have close economic ties with Turkey, and last month the dominant Kurdish party in Iraq closed the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s border with the Kurdish-led region in Syria. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Unsure what the future holds, Ballack said he might bring more of his businesses to Iraqi Kurdistan. Man who grew up with war in Iraq now in Kyiv using his business to help 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In London, proceedings have also formally been launched by families of victims from Iraqi Kurdistan. Channel rescuers accused of manslaughter in migrant deaths 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Fouad Hamad, Belarus' honorary consul in Iraqi Kurdistan from where many migrants started their journey, said beatings at the border were "a possibility", but not in cities. As Iraqi and Syrian migrants leave Belarus, some are afraid to go home 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Most of the range lies in Iran, but for a little less than a fifth of their length they are the most dramatic earthly feature of Iraqi Kurdistan. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan was founded in the early 1990s after years of mass arrests and the state-sponsored slaughter of Kurds. They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Hailing from Iraqi Kurdistan, Dhaker's family were among thousands of migrants who travelled to Belarus in the hope of finding a better life in the EU. Unborn child of Kurdish migrant buried in Polish Tatar cemetery 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Still, Mr. Mahdi said, he did not want to return to Iraqi Kurdistan. Belarus Clears Migrant Camp, Easing Border Standoff With Poland 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “I feel disappointed,” he said after buying a flight home to Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday. European Union expected to hit Belarus with more sanctions amid escalating fight 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Despite Iraqi Kurdistan’s outward prosperity, young people especially despair over the lack of jobs, and over the corruption, repression and tribal conflicts that often override the legal system. Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z In their rented apartment in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, the living room was bare, apart from a beige sectional sofa and a thin carpet, curling up at the edges. They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The town lies in the relatively stable autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. In Iraq Kurdish town, many undertake smuggling route to Europe via Belarus 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Iraqi Kurdistan government maintains unofficial security and other ties with Israel, but denied after the conference that it promoted normalization or had authorized any event doing so. Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Sirens were blaring from the U.S. consulate in the city, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, the sources said. Explosive-laden drone hit Erbil airport in Iraq, aimed at U.S. base -security sources 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Hana was a young girl when she and her family fled the conflict in Iraqi Kurdistan. In pictures: 1,000 Dreams to mark World Refugee Day 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z He crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan in a long and heavily armed convoy protected by helicopters. Amid the Rubble of Mosul, Francis Offers a Salve for Iraq’s Wounds 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z In early 2016, he fled to Iraqi Kurdistan with his mother and sister. Seven years on, Yazidi survivor buries father slain by Islamic State 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Many are forced to resort to smuggling goods over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. The heartbreaking video and the death of a Kurdish-Iranian family 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z His son Shwan said that Dr. Karim’s will specified that he be returned to Iraqi Kurdistan and buried there temporarily, “until the day Kirkuk is free from occupation.” Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z On Sunday, Iraq will temporarily shut all land border crossings outside of Iraqi Kurdistan for two weeks. At the Iranian Border, Iraqis Try to Keep a Virus From Entering 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Dr Pomeroy is the lead author of a paper in Antiquity journal describing the find and was part of the excavation team working at the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z After the attacks on the Ein al-Asad base and another site in Iraqi Kurdistan, Trump said that initial casualty assessments were “so far, so good”. Trump downplays brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran missile strike 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Another 110 German military members are still stationed in Irbil, the regional capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, the German military spokesman said. Europeans shift troops from Iraq, warn fight against Islamic State is imperiled because of U.S. actions 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Seated side by side on their sofa, they recount a years-long odyssey of sorrow and confusion, one that has taken them from their Arizona hometown to as far away as Iraqi Kurdistan. A Christmas of grief nearly five years after Arizona woman's death in Islamic State captivity 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z It was a little before 4 A.M., on an airless morning in June 2018, when the arms depot in Baharka, Iraqi Kurdistan, blew up. Climate Change May Be Blowing Up Arms Depots 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z He held up his phone, like a seesaw, as if weighing Greece on one end, Iraqi Kurdistan on the other. For migrants giving up on Europe, Greece offers a way out: Voluntary deportation 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “America represents freedom,” a resident of Iraqi Kurdistan told Fox News in 2014. Perspective | Five myths about Kurds 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Here’s our report from inside a fast-growing, United Nations-run camp on the scorched high plains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Newsletter: Inside a camp for Kurdish refugees 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Ahmad asked a group of Western visitors to the sprawling camp, 65 miles northwest of Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. 'How long can we live like this?': Kurds in growing refugee camp plead for help, end to losses, suffering 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z When I first met him, with Rice, was when Turkey was massing its forces in Northern Iraq to invade Iraqi Kurdistan. The Former U.S. ISIS Envoy on Trump and the Crisis in Syria 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan, where thousands of people are still in displacement camps after fleeing Isis’s advance in 2014, is reticent about taking more refugees. Shifting frontlines intensify Syria's humanitarian crisis 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z It ended Syrian Kurdish rule of “Rojava” - their name for northeastern Syria - and left Iraqi Kurdistan as the Kurds’ only self-governed land. Turkish assault in Syria weakens Iraq Kurds, strengthens regional powers 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurds form 15-20 percent of the population, mainly inhabiting the three northern provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan. Factbox: The Kurdish struggle for rights and land 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Syrian Kurds now fleeing to Iraqi Kurdistan are being directed to this newly reactivated camp, known as Bardarash. 'How long can we live like this?': Kurds in growing refugee camp plead for help, end to losses, suffering 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z In Iraqi Kurdistan, as elsewhere, the four-day festival which starts on Sunday is a time for celebration and feasting - and sweets are very much on the menu. Why is Iraq stocking up on Scottish sweets? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Krekar founded the now-defunct Ansar al-Islam insurgent group of Sunni Kurds, which aimed to install an Islamic caliphate in Iraqi Kurdistan. Norway holds Muslim cleric for 4 weeks after Italy trial 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z By the time she had been found, Bashar and his family had travelled to the Kurdish city of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, where he was then detained by local forces. Iraqi gets life in jail for murdering German teen 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z He is living in Iraqi Kurdistan now, his brother said. A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The Kurds are hoping, he said, for the United States to declare a no-fly zone over the area similar to the one it imposed over Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. This time, the United States is betraying more than just the Kurds, allies say 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Before her death, to avoid the conservatism of her hometown of Baghdad, Fares had moved to the relatively safer and more liberal Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. When influencing becomes deadly 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Over tea in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, she showed me hundreds of photographs of children she has found in camps, on the streets, and dead in trash cans. Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z But work on the ground is largely subcontracted to companies in Iraqi Kurdistan, which have the wherewithal to clear the State Department’s bureaucratic hurdles. A Year After the End of ISIS Control in Raqqa, a Ruined City Looks to Rebuild 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In those final months, Mr. Manafort pitched officials from a range of governments facing a variety of challenges, from Puerto Rico to Ecuador to Iraqi Kurdistan to the United Arab Emirates. Manafort Tried to Broker Deal With Ecuador to Hand Assange Over to U.S. 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z In those final months, Manafort pitched officials from a range of governments facing a variety of challenges, from Puerto Rico to Ecuador to Iraqi Kurdistan to the United Arab Emirates. Manafort tried to broker deal with Ecuador to hand Assange over to U.S. 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Tremors were reportedly felt across the wider region, with reports of at least one death in nearby Iraqi Kurdistan. More than 700 injured in Iran earthquake 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Sunday’s tremor was also felt in Kuwait and the Iraqi capital Baghdad as well as in Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and other Iraqi provinces, but no damage was reported. Iran quake injures more than 600, but no deaths reported: state TV 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z He went on to become deputy prime minister under Nouri Maliki and also served as prime minister in the Iraqi Kurdistan regional government. Kurdish moderate is new Iraq president 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z One Iranian source said there was also a factory in Iraqi Kurdistan. Exclusive: Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Energy industry sources say the firm helped a Gazprom subsidiary do a small gas project in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2012 and a few other deals. Opinion | How Carter Page got tangled up in the Russian web 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z According to officials in nearby Iraqi Kurdistan, one person died and 43 others were injured in the quake. More than 700 injured in Iran earthquake 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Senior leaders from the Kurdistan Democratic Party based in the Iraqi Kurdistan region also called him. Iraqi Election Front-Runner Moktada al-Sadr Courts Partners to Govern 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr Barzani was the architect of last year's referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish moderate is new Iraq president 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Set in 2014, "Girls of the Sun" tells the ripped-from-the-headlines story of a battalion of female soldiers fighting extremist oppression in Iraqi Kurdistan. Fighting the patriarchy at Cannes with Jafar Panahi's '3 Faces' and Eva Husson's 'Girls of the Sun' 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Set in 2014, “Girls of the Sun” tells the ripped-from-the-headlines story of a battalion of female soldiers fighting extremist oppression in Iraqi Kurdistan. Fighting the patriarchy at Cannes with Jafar Panahi's '3 Faces' and Eva Husson's 'Girls of the Sun' 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Under occasional mortar and sniper fire, they followed the frontier north-east until, 24 hours after fleeing their homes in Sinjar, they arrived in the village of Sharya in Iraqi Kurdistan. 'I paid $90,000 to free my family from IS' 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z But the Yazidis in Iraqi Kurdistan’s refugee camps and elsewhere in the world live with the pain of losing their homeland and families. Opinion | Outraged by the Attacks on Yazidis? It Is Time to Help. 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Chevron Corp. is resuming drilling operations in Iraqi Kurdistan and taking steps to send staff there again, the company said Tuesday, a sign that tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government are easing. Chevron Returns to Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Fields 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The surge may owe something to the company’s recent arbitration victory against the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan, over $2bn it and its consortium partners are owed in overdue payments. A bond dispute threatens the future of Islamic finance 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Irbil fired back on Wednesday, saying Baghdad’s decision only emphasized Mr. Abadi’s desire to rein in Iraqi Kurdistan by any means necessary. Iraqi-Kurd feud escalates, but U.S. hopes to defuse tensions 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan. Asian shares flat, Nikkei aims for 17th straight gain 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The majority of Yazidis fled, initially to the mountains of northwestern Iraq, and then to Iraqi Kurdistan. Opinion | Outraged by the Attacks on Yazidis? It Is Time to Help. 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Tehran is not the only U.S. adversary wading into the growing problem of Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z After the 1991 Gulf War, Washington established a no-fly zone over Iraqi Kurdistan that enabled them to establish an autonomous zone. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The al-Abadi government appears eager to continue pressing the fight against Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi-Kurd feud escalates, but U.S. hopes to defuse tensions 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan. Asian shares flat, Nikkei aims for 17th straight gain 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Chevron Corp. is temporarily suspending its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, a company spokeswoman said Thursday, as an Iraqi backlash against Kurdish independence is quickly reordering the region’s booming energy business. Chevron Temporarily Suspending Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z In Iraq, Kurdish independence aspirations appeared to stall — at least for now — as government forces seized oil facilities near Kirkuk that supply most of Iraqi Kurdistan’s revenue. Raqqa, Catalonia, Andrej Babis: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Just after the fall of Mosul, I asked the Iraqi Kurdistan President, Masoud Barzani, whether he could live with his new neighbours. Islamic State group: The full story 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z However, the government of Iraqi Kurdistan says the vote was legitimate. News Daily: Brexit talks and tension in Kirkuk 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “This is the result of disobedience of Masoud Barzani,” said the Iraqi fighter who was filming, referring to the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan and the KDP. Iraqi forces retake the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in escalating dispute with Kurds 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z He was writing in the shadow of a referendum taking place in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan that everyone knew would end with a strong endorsement of an independent Kurdish state. Opinion | Democracy Is Possible in Syria. My Friend Knew How. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The referendum was held in three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan, but also in nearby Kurdish-held areas including Kirkuk. Kurds 'given deadline' to quit Kirkuk 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z The Irbil citadel of course greatly predates Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurds and for that matter Arabs, Genghis Khan, the Persians, Greeks and Romans, all of whom passed this way, most of them not nicely. After 6,000 years of human habitation, one family and lots of mice 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The Erbil citadel of course greatly predates Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurds and for that matter Arabs, Genghis Khan, the Persians, Greeks and Romans, all of whom passed this way, most of them not very nicely. After 6,000 Years of Human Habitation, One Family and Lots of Mice 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z A few months later, both leaders agreed to lead the Iraqi Kurdistan region jointly. Jalal Talabani, unifying former president of Iraq, dies at 83 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z In Iraqi Kurdistan, tensions seem to be calming down after the recent independence referendum. Las Vegas, Puerto Rico, Tom Petty: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The ongoing work is adding a new chapter to the history of Iraqi Kurdistan, a region which, in archaeological terms, has previously been almost completely unexplored. The archaeological treasures IS failed to destroy 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The Irbil citadel predates Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurds and for that matter Arabs, Genghis Khan, the Persians, Greeks and Romans, all of whom passed this way. After 6,000 years of human habitation, one family and lots of mice 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Iraq’s civil aviation authority requested that airlines suspend flights to Iraqi Kurdistan starting Friday, the deadline for Kurdish authorities to hand over control of airports in the cities of Irbil and Sulaimaniyah. Legislators object as Iraqi Kurds vote overwhelmingly to secede 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Iran closed its airspace to flights to Iraqi Kurdistan over the weekend. Kurdish bid for independence from Iraq emerges as regional flash point 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z State Department said it was “deeply disappointed” by the KRG’s decision to conduct the referendum but added that Washington’s “historic relationship” with the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region would not change. Turkey threatens retaliation after Iraqi Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Iran also launched military exercises along its borders with the Iraqi Kurdistan region ahead of the vote. Kurds in Iraq vote in historic independence referendum 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z At Iraq’s request, Tehran halted flights Sunday between Iran and the two international airports inside Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurds Vote on Independence, Angering Neighbors and U.S. 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z A sense of euphoria has swept Iraqi Kurdistan ahead of a referendum set for Monday on independence from Iraq. North Korea, Puerto Rico, Mexico: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z In Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, fireworks streak across night skies and young men cruise past in cars, honking horns and chanting Kurdish national slogans. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z State Department said it was “deeply disappointed” by the KRG’s decision to conduct the referendum but added that Washington’s “historic relationship” with the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region would not change. Turkey threatens retaliation after Iraqi Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan, an oil-rich enclave in northern Iraq, may be their best hope yet. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z He then crossed the border to join the peshmerga, the government-backed army of Iraqi Kurdistan fighting Isis in Iraq, before returning to the UK in November 2015. British ex-soldier held as terror suspect in Turkey is innocent, say parents 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Only a thin strip of contested road remained, linking them to the relative safety of the Iraqi Kurdistan in the north – but the journey was dangerous. Slaves of Isis: the long walk of the Yazidi women 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The Kurds’ powerful neighbor, Turkey, is conducting tank drills on its border with Iraqi Kurdistan. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Though their villages were recently liberated, most Christians have stayed away out of fear, taking refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan. After Backing Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Even if the outcome is a forgone conclusion — nearly every Kurd holds dear the dream of statehood — the vote in Iraqi Kurdistan represents a historic moment in the Kurds’ generations-long struggle for political independence. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Ten years after sealing a landmark production deal with Iraqi Kurdistan, it is struggling to recover $900m it is owed by the autonomous region and the Egyptian government. The infant Islamic-bond industry faces a crisis 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z On Sept. 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan will decide in a binding referendum if they want independence or to remain part of Iraq. Opinion | The time has come for Iraqi Kurdistan to make its choice on independence 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Here in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, the mood is “Kurdistan first” with the announcement of a referendum on independence in September. Opinion | What happens when the whole world becomes selfish 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey air strikes on Kurds in Syria and Iraq spark US concern - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The ceremony was held at an immense hall in an upscale neighborhood of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Recent History of Bombing the Shit Out of ’Em 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z In the meeting with Masoud Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Pence thanked Barazani and said the U.S. continues to support a unified, federal and democratic Iraq. The Latest: Pence meets leaders of Iraq, Iraqi Kurds 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The executive order makes an exception for refugees who are members of religious minorities but that distinction is not being implemented in Iraqi Kurdistan. Travel ban shuts out some of those who suffered most at hands of Isis 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z It was the deadliest use of chemicals in global warfare since the 1988 Halabja massacre at the end of the Iran-Iraq war, which killed at least 5,000 people in Iraqi Kurdistan. Exclusive: Assad linked to Syrian chemical attacks for first time 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Some findings broke through more than others, however, like the discovery of what was essentially a small Neanderthal cemetery, in Shanidar Cave, in what is now Iraqi Kurdistan. Neanderthals Were People, Too 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Now hundreds of thousands of them are refugees, flowing into areas like Iraqi Kurdistan, where they are met with suspicion and where memories of abuses under Saddam Hussein’s Sunni Arab oligarchy are still fresh. Mosul’s Front Lines: Scenes of Flight 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z He said the controversial Iraqi Kurdistan contracts reflected a natural corporate instinct to act in the interest of shareholders, not the U.S. government. How Exxon, under Rex Tillerson, won Iraqi oil fields and nearly lost Iraq 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Jalawla lies at a crossroads where Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran meet. After Isis: the families returning home in Iraq 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z This was my first view of Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq's refugees: Life after IS - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Krekar was the founder of the now-defunct Ansar al-Islam insurgent group of Sunni Kurds, which aimed to install an Islamic caliphate in Iraqi Kurdistan. Norway: Italy pulls back radical cleric extradition request 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Some 14 years later, Noura is one of nearly 1 million internally displaced people in Iraqi Kurdistan. Can Iraq’s Christians Finally Go Home? 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z But much about doing business in Iraqi Kurdistan remained laden with risk. How Exxon, under Rex Tillerson, won Iraqi oil fields and nearly lost Iraq 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z He was taken to a hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan with cuts and bruises, and was in good condition. Kurds, Heading Into the Teeth of ISIS, Open a New Front 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z They have separate interests, not least the consolidation of Iraqi Kurdistan, where there's a growing groundswell for a move toward independence. How almost everyone wants a piece of Mosul 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The camp is one of many spread across Iraqi Kurdistan, where a million and a half refugees from other parts of Iraq and from Syria are gathered in tents, schools, and mosques. The Coming Crisis in Mosul 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z A Kurdish zone, joined to Iraqi Kurdistan, would be viewed as a threat by the Turks. The Only Syrian Solution 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Scott Anderson’s story gives the reader a visceral sense of how it all unfolded, through the eyes of six characters in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Fleeing to Iraqi Kurdistan, she linked up with peshmerga fighters training to fight the Assad regime. Mosul Dam need for maintenance clouded by power struggle 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The investigators are hoping such a court will eventually be established in Irbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, but they acknowledge this could still take some time. Iraq Sinjar Yazidis : Bringing IS slavers to justice - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Washington is already using a base in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. Will Turkey's Failed Coup Push Erdogan Toward Iran, Russia? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z They already do with Iraqi Kurdistan, and the U.S. could mollify Ankara by insisting the Syrian Kurds sever ties with the Kurdish PKK guerrillas in Turkey. The Only Syrian Solution 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z In Iraqi Kurdistan, the core of their putative state-in-waiting, the two dynasties that fought a nasty civil war back in the 1990s are also at loggerheads again. Dream on hold 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Some competitors, such as Iraqi Kurdistan, were well-organised and expertly trained. A World Cup for countries that are not actually countries 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Masoud Barzani became president of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, and still is. Fleeing Saddam with the Kurds - BBC News 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Following the loss of an American in Iraqi Kurdistan recently, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter labeled it a “combat death.” 5 lessons America has failed to learn from the Iraq War 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan and Armenia are thought to be hotspots for the wildlife black market, while Libya has been a stopover for trafficked apes on the way to Egypt, since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Celebrity ape selfies harming efforts to curb wildlife trafficking, UN body warns 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The Kurds may force the question soon, with a referendum that will ask their people whether they want an independent Iraqi Kurdistan. How to put the Middle East back together 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z He negotiated the release of three young Americans who had been arrested by Iranian guards while hiking on the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan. For Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, Divergent Paths to Iran Nuclear Talks 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z “The system in place for the past one hundred years has collapsed,” Barham Salih, a former deputy prime minister of Iraq, declared at the Sulaimani Forum, in Iraqi Kurdistan, in March. How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Oil companies that piled into Iraqi Kurdistan after Saddam Hussein’s ouster are running into trouble, unraveling the region’s promise as source of easy-to-drill oil and threatening Iraq’s production surge. Oil Companies’ Bet on Kurdistan Turns Sour 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z After three nights in the town of Kobani on the Turkish border, they made their way to Iraqi Kurdistan. Scarred Yazidi boys escape Islamic State combat training 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The Yazidis’ genocide case would most likely be heard in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the alleged crimes occurred, and which has ratified Iraq’s constitution. Editorials from around New England 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the PKK already declared that the organization is against building a new natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish Energy Security Under Threat Amid Internal Unrest 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The paper declined and sent its own reporters to the region, in particular Iraqi Kurdistan, where it said dozens of similar documents were available from Kurdish fighters and Isis members. Intelligence agents study cache of supposed Isis documents 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Mark Altaweel was at the museum in Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan five years ago, when he got chatting to an American Kurdish man. Museum of Lost Objects: The Genie of Nimrud - BBC News 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z He later worked for two years at the American University in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan, and for four years at the American University in Kabul. Prisoner Swap: Obama’s Secret Second Channel to Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In Bam, in southern Iran, she covered an earthquake, and she went to Iraqi Kurdistan, in early 2003, to cover the buildup to the American-led invasion of Iraq. An Iranian Woman’s Battle to End Stoning 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Almost immediately upon arrival in Iraqi Kurdistan, he was put to work promoting the Kurdish cause. Alan Kurdi’s father on his family tragedy: ‘I should have died with them’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z On a bright Sunday morning, two members of his staff drive me there from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. On the Front Line Against Islamic State 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z On a damp afternoon in Iraqi Kurdistan, a 29-year-old peshmerga fighter named Peshawa pulls out his Samsung Galaxy mobile phone, flicks hurriedly through his library until he finds the video he wants, and presses play. Kurdish fighters say US special forces have been fighting Isis for months 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z On each of his visits to Iraqi Kurdistan, Mr. Kizilhan interviews dozens of women to identify those most in need of evacuation. Helping the Escaped Slaves of ISIS 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The regional government in Iraqi Kurdistan has promised to help him set up a charity in Alan’s name. What the ruins of Kobane tell us about the destruction of Syria 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan, he tells me, is like Europe, because it is free. Inside the Zagros Mountains, the forgotten region of Iranian Kurdistan 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Dunford landed about half an hour later than planned in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, after his military aircraft was rerouted by air traffic controllers in Baghdad who were unfamiliar with his flight plans. Top U.S. general plays down chances of Russia joining air campaign in Iraq 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z With the new Kurdish-Arab force, only leaders are being vetted; 20 Arab commanders were brought to Iraqi Kurdistan in August for extensive evaluations, which they passed. The U.S. hastily reevaluates its Syria strategy 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z After the conflict, the groups divided Iraqi Kurdistan into two zones. Iraq’s Kurds, key U.S. ally in Islamic State fight, embroiled in violent political crisis 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The crisis echoes tensions of two decades ago, when Iraqi Kurdistan split into two administrations, one in Irbil and the other 90 miles southeast in Sulaymaniyah, before conflict erupted between the two sides. As their power grows, Iraq’s Kurds are fighting among themselves 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Although the gasoline trade may historically have travelled in the opposite direction, the expansion of Isis in Iraqi Kurdistan has caused oil-shortages in the normally resource-rich region, creating a profitable demand for Iranian fuel. Inside the Zagros Mountains, the forgotten region of Iranian Kurdistan 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Three American hikers were taken into custody by Iranian troops in 2009 when they crossed into Iran while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan. Washington Post Condemns Conviction of Its Iran Reporter 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z It’s how we got an Iraqi Kurdistan—the one undisputed U.S. achievement in the Middle East in the past 25 years. President ‘Mumbo-Jumbo’ 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z It is not officially called a shelter; Iraqi authorities forbid nongovernmental organizations to operate shelters outside Iraqi Kurdistan. An Activist in the Sex-Trafficking Underworld of Iraq 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Backed by U.S. air support, they’ve swept west from their bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and captured a huge swath of northeast Syria, estimated by one official at about 17,000 square kilometers. White House dithering paralyzes U.S.’s best ally for fighting the Islamic State 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The group first tried to cross into Iraqi Kurdistan, but Kurdish fighters turned them back at the border, saying that refugees from Mosul were not allowed. An Island of Refugees 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z At present, fighting between peshmerga forces and IS continues throughout Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish Peshmerga 'Ready' to Advance on ISIS 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Turkish Kurd separatists must withdraw from Iraqi Kurdistan to prevent civilians being killed in Turkish air strikes, the region's authorities say. Iraqi Kurds urge PKK to quit region as air strikes bite - BBC News 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z The O.W.F.I. runs eight safe houses across the country and is looking to open one for Yazidi women, in the north; it is the only organization outside Iraqi Kurdistan to operate such facilities. An Activist in the Sex-Trafficking Underworld of Iraq 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Almost immediately, Turkish forces also began striking at elements of the P.K.K. militant group, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Western countries as well, in areas of Iraqi Kurdistan. U.S. and Turkey Agree to Create ISIS-Free Zone in Syria 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The strikes targeted weapons-storage facilities and camps belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, at its Mount Qandil headquarters in the remote mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a government statement. Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq, ends truce of more than 2 years 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The air strikes on the PKK bases in Iraqi Kurdistan follow a gradual increase in tension between the Turkish government and the Kurdish movement in the run-up to the elections. Turkey's air force hits IS and PKK in Syria and Iraq - BBC News 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The areas under its control include fertile farmland, oil reserves — sometimes refined at crude roadside stacks — and a border with Iraqi Kurdistan. YPG Kurdish fighters’ success against Islamic State makes Turkey nervous 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z "Achievement in any part of Kurdistan is a success for our entire nation," said Ari Mamshae, a senior civil servant in the government of Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish gains over militants at Syrian border spur warnings from Turkey 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The Kurdish Security Council, a body created to ensure the protection of Iraqi Kurdistan, is led by the son of Kurdish president Masoud Barzani, Masrour. Kurds Call for Greater Autonomy for Iraqi Regions to Prevent Another ISIS 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Turkey eventually relented and opened its border with Syria, allowing aid and peshmerga fighters from Iraqi Kurdistan to reach the battle. The Consequences of the Battle for Kobani 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan exists, in whatever form, in dangerous and shifting surroundings. Ever closer to independence 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Proponents hope the Basra region will gain powers similar to those of Iraqi Kurdistan, a semiautonomous region in Iraq’s north. As war rages in the north, southern Iraq makes a bid for autonomy 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z In 2009, three young Americans working in Iraqi Kurdistan were detained by an Iranian border patrol as they hiked along the border. The Illusion of a Hostage Policy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The U.S. intervention, buttressed by a deployment of fighters from Iraqi Kurdistan known as the peshmerga, probably spared the city from the Islamists. Battered Syrian city deals with post-victory reality check 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z After calling in emergency reinforcements from Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdish fighters, backed by airstrikes, killed dozens of militants and eventually repelled the attack, officials said. ISIS Launches Surprise Attack on Kirkuk, Killing Top Kurdish Commander 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Whatever kind of country emerges from the wreckage of Syria is unlikely to let the Kurds of Rojava, in the north-east, break off or join up with Iraqi Kurdistan. Ever closer to independence 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Last year he was ready to go to Iraqi Kurdistan to support Christians being persecuted by Islamist extremists. Hail Mary in Havana: Pope Francis’s Divine Diplomacy When IS threatened to take Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan's capital, the United States bailed out the Kurds with a bombing campaign. Special Report: How Exxon helped make Iraqi Kurdistan 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Absent coalition efforts, the critical Mosul and Haditha dams, the Syrian town of Kobani, and Erbil — the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan — all probably would have fallen to the group by now. Why is the Islamic State so intent on provoking the West? Such rumors are fed by historical truths that the originators of al-Qaida in Iraq, which later germinated into the Islamic State group, controlled extensive hideouts and training camps in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Dangers of Helping the Kurds Fight the Islamic State Group in Iraq 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Moreover, despite corruption, nepotism and feudal habits, Iraqi Kurdistan enjoys a level of democracy that should be envied in most of the Arab world. Ever closer to independence 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z A useful barometer is the position of Iraqi Kurdistan, which is the most reliable U.S. ally in the battle — and holds the longest front against the terrorists. The Kurds’ lonely fight against the Islamic State Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pledged to support Iraqi Kurdistan in its fight against the group on Friday and said the autonomous region's security was vital to its own. Islamic State attacks Iraq provincial capital: officials 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Local Syrian Kurdish forces, now reinforced by other Syrian rebels and Peshmerga troops supplied by Iraqi Kurdistan, are slowly pushing IS fighters out of the besieged city. Gaining more foes than friends 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “For Iraqi Kurdistan, the issue of independence is confronted. It’s not in their hands exclusively, it’s also subject to regional powers.” The Dangers of Helping the Kurds Fight the Islamic State Group in Iraq 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, accused Western countries on Wednesday of not providing enough heavy weapons to help his 'peshmerga' forces deliver a "decisive blow" against Islamic State militants. Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat Islamic State 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Michael Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said increased cooperation between Baghdad and Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, was critical to the U.S. strategy in Iraq. Iraq’s Kurds appeal for new U.S. arms to combat Islamic State A town in Iraqi Kurdistan known for being a source of rebellion against Saddam Hussein renamed a street “Kobani.” What Kobani Means for Turkey’s Kurds 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan is another favorite conduit for oil and fuel, to be sold to Turkey. How Does ISIS Fund Its Reign of Terror? Thousands of the Yazidis fled; most are now encamped in Iraqi Kurdistan. The U.S. strategy leaves Yazidis exposed to the Islamic State Many Christians fled from their homes into Iraqi Kurdistan, often to the capital city of Erbil, he said. Tulsa doctors help displaced Iraqis 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z In turn, PYD leaders were denied entry to Iraqi Kurdistan, and, earlier this year, the regional government dug a trench along its frontier with Syria, citing concerns about Islamic State infiltration. Kurds' battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Today it is prevalent in 27 countries in Africa, as well as in Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan and to a lesser extent in communities of immigrants around the world. Efua Dorkenoo, Who Campaigned Against Genital Cutting, Dies at 65 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The chief of staff to the president of Iraqi Kurdistan said on Sunday that the timetable for their departure was still being finalised. Kobani Kurds repel Isis assault on strategically vital border post 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z “We call on the Iraqi Kurdistan region to focus their support on weapons and equipment.” Iraqi Kurdish fighters expected to leave Turkey soon for defense of Kobane in Syria The Kurdistan Parliament in Irbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, approved the deployment with wide support, local news reports said. Iraqi Kurdish fighters to help battle extremists in Kobani, Syria 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z As the peshmerga convoy departed Iraqi Kurdistan for Turkey, en route to Kobani, Kurds held aloft framed portraits of Barzani and his father, Mullah Mustafa, revered as a pillar of Kurdish nationalism. Kurds' battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Although Total was already an industry leader when Mr. de Margerie was named chief, he won drilling contracts to secure the company’s growth prospects in places like Iraqi Kurdistan, Myanmar, Qatar and Russia. Christophe de Margerie, Swashbuckling Chief of Total Oil, Is Dead at 63 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z In Iraqi Kurdistan, rather than complain about what they see as their new second-class status, some Sunni Arabs express understanding, lest their resentment sow even more antagonism. Sunni Arabs feel sting of discrimination in northern Iraq 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Kurdish officials say the YPG has been unofficially cooperating with the United States, delivering the coordinates of Islamic State positions to coalition officials in Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, Irbil. U.S. pounds Islamic State in Kobane, seeking a propaganda and a military win A British company, financed by the UK government, is in Iraqi Kurdistan training the Peshmerga in bomb disposal skills. UK trains Pershmerga to diffuse bombs 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z But it has sent a dozen specialist soldiers to Iraqi Kurdistan to train Kurdish soldiers in the use of 40 heavy machine guns delivered earlier, along with ammunition, equipment and arms supplies from other countries. Britain Arrests 6 in Counterterrorism Raids 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z "They are ready to die, they love death, and it's hard to stop an enemy if they want to die," said Masrour Barzani, head of security and intelligence in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurds call for weapons to combat IS 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Making matters worse is that, unlike Iraqi Kurdistan, which is now Turkey’s biggest regional ally and trading partner, the Syrian Kurdish region, known as Rojava in Kurdish, is dominated by Turkey’s biggest foe, the PKK. How to deal with Syria’s Kurds 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It is looking to expand into Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as consolidating its position close to the Turkish border at Kobane. Air Strikes Will Never Work, Say the Troops Fighting Isis On a warm evening at Arbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan some 150 mostly Christian refugees anxiously waited to flee their homeland aboard a French government plane. Iraqi Christians fly to new life in France after escaping Islamic State 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Victory, they say, would also require permanent U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, or in Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan and Turkey. Obama Persists: No U.S. Ground Troops Against ISIS 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Another unlikely opportunity for Obama is that the Islamic State provides a common enemy for erstwhile antagonists, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, or Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Obama’s advantages as a reluctant warrior This, in turn, would boost the already rising autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan, taking it a step closer to de facto statehood. Kurdish Oil and US Leverage in Iraq 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z And he promised to work to improve Baghdad's thorny relationship with Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Obama ordered air strikes in northern Iraq last month as Kurdish-controlled territory fell to the Islamic State and the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan looked in endangered. U.S. air strikes target insurgents near Iraq's Haditha Dam 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The mountain fell to the Islamists last month when they staged a lightning attack on Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurds retake key Iraqi mountain 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The tanker has been stationed about 60 miles off Texas since late July, as the central government of Iraq wages a legal battle against Iraqi Kurdistan over who has the sole right to export crude. Iraq refiles case in U.S. court over disputed Kurdish crude 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z In the winter of 2010 I spent three weeks in Iraqi Kurdistan as part of a reporting project about the drawdown of the Iraq War. Hearing cries for help from Iraq to Auburn 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z U.S. warplanes are no longer simply helping create escape routes for the Yazidis or protecting American personnel in Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Guest: What’s the U.S. goal in Iraq? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z It said it conducted extensive interviews with 20 survivors of the massacre and 16 further witnesses, with evidence taken in Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Basra. Isis accused of ethnic cleansing as story of Shia prison massacre emerges 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Calculating that Iraqi Kurdistan would be a crucial platform for U.S. projection of power, he pledged to defend Irbil. The new battle against evil The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, says it hopes to bring in nearly 2,500 tons of supplies to Iraqi Kurdistan in the next ten days. UN begins huge aid drop in Iraq 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Yet both are broad enough to encompass aerial protection of Iraqi Kurdistan and the destruction of Isis vehicles, artillery and fixed positions from Mount Sinjar to the Mosul Dam. James Foley execution video 'authenticated' by US government 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z After the American-led no fly zone in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991, the Kurds focused on internal economic growth by taking advantage of the vast supply of oil. How Hope for a Kurdish State Vanished Overnight 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z But last week’s strikes were aimed at breaking Isis’ siege of Yazidi and other civilians atop Mount Sinjar and preventing Isis from entering Iraqi Kurdistan. US sanctions two senior Isis members as Iraq bombing campaign intensifies 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Maybe it was called the Eye of the Land because it sits on a hill overlooking Iraqi Kurdistan's most vibrant city. The Iraqi Kurds yearning for a state 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Garner has been linked to oil and other financial concerns doing business in Iraqi Kurdistan. Retired army general Jay Garner: 'The Iraq that we knew no longer exists' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z A combination of airlifts and overland evacuations aided by Kurdish rebels and Peshmerga fighters from Iraqi Kurdistan had led most people to safety by early Thursday. Thousands of Iraqi refugees 'still at risk' despite ending of Mount Sinjar siege 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z On Sunday thousands of Yazidis, aided by a Syrian Kurdish group, were said to have crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan, apparently by descending from the north slope of Mount Sinjar and travelling by land through Syria. Iraq crisis: US and Britain call off rescue of Yazidis on Mount Sinjar 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z On Sunday thousands of Yazidis, aided by a Syrian Kurdish group, were said to have crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan, apparently by descending from the north slope of Mount Sinjar and traveling by land through Syria. Iraq evacuation of Yazidis on hold as US says situation has stabilised 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The tens of thousands fleeing militants are arriving in Iraqi Kurdistan with little food, clothing or shelter. The long road from Mount Sinjar 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Last Friday, Garner returned from his latest trip to Irbil, the capital of pro-US Iraqi Kurdistan, where he saw the autonomous region again hanging in the balance. Retired army general Jay Garner: 'The Iraq that we knew no longer exists' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Citing the "catastrophic" situation in Iraqi Kurdistan, it added that "mobilization in support of Kurdistan and of all Iraq must continue." France to send weapons to Iraq 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Many Kurdish fighters were defectors from Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army, and when the Peshmerga united across tribes to claim territory in Iraqi Kurdistan, Saddam Hussein decided to act. Profile: Who are the Peshmerga? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Yazidis are now caught up in a larger disaster occurring across Iraq, but one that is hitting Iraqi Kurdistan, once the most stable part of the country, especially hard. Persecuted Yazidis Again Caught in Larger Struggle 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Makhmour, an agricultural and oil center about 35 miles southwest of Irbil, was as close as fighters of the Islamic State got to the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan before being driven off Sunday. Iraq militants pull back from two towns after Kurdish counterattack 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z He says the refugees, all members of the Yazidi sect, began streaming back into Iraqi Kurdistan after a perilous journey past Islamic State militants. Iraq deaths and gender change - the papers 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan has long been considered an ally and an island of stability and relatively good governance by U.S. policymakers. Militant gains in Iraq bring urgent U.S. policy reconsideration Shares in energy companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan plummeted on news of the sweeping Islamist advance toward oilfields in the region. Islamic State surges in North Iraq, near Kurdistan border 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the extremist forces are threatening to capture Iraq’s two largest dams and are pressing toward Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurdish forces facing the Islamic State need help from the United States More broadly, an independent Iraqi Kurdistan would struggle to acquire international recognition — Arab states and the U.S. are defiantly opposed to any breakup of Iraq. Why Iraq’s Kurds haven’t seceded yet 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Baghdad and the KRG are embroiled in a dispute over control of oil sales from Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurds, battling Islamist threat, press Washington for arms 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan is locked in a bitter legal and diplomatic struggle with Baghdad over international oil sales. Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the coast of Texas, court filings showed early on Tuesday. U.S. judge signs order to seize cargo of Kurdish oil from tanker off Texas 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Iraq filed suit on Monday in a Texas court to gain control of a cargo of crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan that Baghdad says was sold without its permission. Iraq lays claim to Kurdish crude cargo in Texas court 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan was cleared by the U.S. Tanker with Iraqi Kurdish crude cleared to unload cargo off Texas 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is hours away from the Port of Galveston in Texas, according to Reuters ship tracking data and the U.S. Iraqi Kurdish oil nears Texas port for likely offloading 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z The independent militia of Iraqi Kurdistan, which faces the Islamic State along a 900-mile front, is another clear candidate. Syrian death toll and extremist threat increases, but the U.S. does little The 12-team tournament included Iraqi Kurdistan, a self-governing region in the north of Iraq; Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both separatist states within Georgia; and Darfur, from Sudan. An Alternative World Cup 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The poets come from 30 countries, from Saint Lucia to Iraqi Kurdistan, but some well-known British names also make the cut. Fifty greatest modern love poems list embraces 30 different countries 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z He fled Baghdad for Iraqi Kurdistan and was later sentenced to death in absentia. Special Report: How Iraq's Maliki defined limits of U.S. power 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z This series of comments came amid media reports that Israel recently received a first shipment of crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan, shipped via tanker that was loaded in a Turkish port. Netanyahu expresses support for Kurdish independence 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Masoud Barzani, the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan visited the northern city of Kirkuk for the first time since it was seized by Kurdish forces earlier this month. Maliki: Russian jets will turn tide 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Halabja, though relatively far from the front line between Iraqi Kurdistan and ISIS-held territory, is particularly vulnerable to losing its sons to the radical group, local officials and residents said. ISIS recruits Kurdish youths, creating a potential new risk in a peaceful part of Iraq On the black market, al-Nujaifi says, gas is now selling at more than double the price in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, itself an independent petro state in the making. The Jihadists Want a Petro State of Their Own, Too 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z For decades they lived in Sulaymaniyah, in the northern part of Iraqi Kurdistan. A City Is in Limbo as Iraq Spirals Out of Control 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z He said 200 UN international staff were in Baghdad, and 58 now in Amman, Jordan, would be relocated to Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi town of Tal Afar falls to Isis insurgents 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Crude that used to be transported by truck across the rugged, mountainous terrain of the three northern provinces known as Iraqi Kurdistan began flowing in stages through the pipeline in January. New oil pipeline boosts Iraqi Kurdistan, the region made of three northern provinces Halabja, though relatively far from the front line between Iraqi Kurdistan and ISIS-held territory, is particularly vulnerable to losing its sons to the radical group, local officials and residents said. ISIS recruits Kurdish youths, creating a potential new risk in a peaceful part of Iraq Now, with the rise of ISIS, Iraqi Kurdistan also represents a geographic buffer between Turkey and the chaotic violence to the south. Amid turmoil, Iraq’s Kurdish region is laying foundation for independent state After a long night of shelling between government forces and armed groups in the province of Ninevah in northern Iraq, Ahmed al-Muslawi and his family decided to flee Mosul for Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Army Collapses Against Al-Qaeda Spinoff in Mosul 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Nujaifi's brother Osama, who is parliament speaker, called on the president of Iraqi Kurdistan to deploy the region's peshmerga forces to Mosul and wrest it back from "terrorists". Al Qaeda-linked insurgents capture Iraq's second city 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Oil is also changing relations between Iraqi Kurdistan and the central government. New oil pipeline boosts Iraqi Kurdistan, the region made of three northern provinces The controversy over the ditch is also being used by the KDP's rivals within Iraqi Kurdistan ahead of elections at the end of April. Iraqi Kurds entrench political faultline with Syria border ditch 2014-04-17T15:29:17Z Brand names smuggled in from neighboring Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan sell for as much as $70 a bottle. Moonshine is just a phone call away in Islamic Iran 2014-03-26T16:33:33Z In the absence of a clear government plan to deal with a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis, the only international response on a large-scale so far is a camp recently established by the UN in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq Anbar violence sparks civilian search for safety 2014-02-04T05:08:32Z Mr. Blasim, a 40-year-old filmmaker, poet and writer who fled Iraqi Kurdistan on foot in 2000 and settled in Finland, is being published in the U.S. for the first time by Penguin. Iraqi Writer Finds Literary Asylum in English Translation 2014-02-03T20:00:48Z Beginning with the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, the development of natural resources across all of Iraq, including Iraqi Kurdistan in the north, was virtually on hold for more than two decades. New oil pipeline boosts Iraqi Kurdistan, the region made of three northern provinces Many Christians living in Baghdad and other provinces traveled in recent days to the Iraqi Kurdistan region to celebrate Christmas and the New Year in fear of just this sort of attack. Worshipers Targeted at Christmas Services Near Baghdad 2013-12-25T13:45:26Z The people of Iraqi Kurdistan are starting to look like winners though - and may even be on their way to achieving a long-cherished dream of statehood. Arab Spring: 10 unpredicted outcomes 2013-12-13T01:28:09Z In Irbil though, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, everyone knows what the main result of World War One was - and everyone sees it as unfinished business. Aiming to change the outcome of WWI 2013-11-11T01:37:15Z However that issue is decided, you get a clear sense that in Iraqi Kurdistan there is suddenly a renewed energy to the old dream of statehood. Iraqi Kurdistan: State-in-the-making? 2013-10-28T15:20:21Z Oil is also helping to change the relationship between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. New oil pipeline boosts Iraqi Kurdistan, the region made of three northern provinces On the road twisting steeply up into the Qandil mountains, PKK fighters with Kalashnikovs slung over their shoulders wave trucks and cars through checkpoints that demarcate their territory from the rest of Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify 2013-10-22T06:28:15Z Prof Ala'Aldeen was the architect of plans to improve the quality and to internationalise higher education in Iraqi Kurdistan. Stones and apples thrown at university reformer 2013-10-01T23:15:33Z One of the biggest single waves of refugees occurred in mid-August, when thousands of people from north-eastern Syria poured over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. More than 2m have fled Syria - UN 2013-09-03T12:17:30Z Turkish support will only continue as long as the aspirations to nation-building are strictly confined to Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurdistan: State-in-the-making? 2013-10-28T15:20:21Z Turkey was wary of Iraqi Kurdistan as a staging area for PKK paramilitaries. New oil pipeline boosts Iraqi Kurdistan, the region made of three northern provinces One of the biggest single waves of refugees occurred in mid-August, when thousands from north-eastern Syria poured over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. In pictures: Syrian refugee numbers rise 2013-09-03T11:39:21Z One of biggest single waves of refugees in the conflict occurred in mid-August, when thousands of refugees from north-eastern Syria poured over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. More than 2m have fled Syria - UN 2013-09-03T04:01:51Z They include 40,000 Syrian Kurds who flooded into Iraqi Kurdistan in the past week. Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N. 2013-08-23T04:01:27Z The UN said it was working with the Iraqi Kurdistan government and other agencies to establish a camp at nearby Darashakran. Syria refugees flood Iraqi Kurdistan 2013-08-18T09:10:27Z Iraqi Kurdistan comprises three provinces in northern Iraq. Iraqi Kurd leader in Syria warning 2013-08-10T16:43:21Z For some Syrian Kurds, the insurrection against Assad presents an opportunity to win the kind of rights enjoyed by their neighbors in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurd president says ready to defend Kurds in Syria 2013-08-10T14:30:47Z It is done for religious and cultural reasons and is prevalent in 28 African nations and parts of the Middle East and Asia, notably Yemen, Iraqi Kurdistan and Indonesia. Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation 2013-05-16T15:21:35Z The three provinces of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan in the north are on a different schedule, indicating how much the Kurds are going their own way. Iraq polls: Testing the waters 2013-04-18T17:50:25Z The mass influx into Iraqi Kurdistan over the Tigris began on Thursday Thousands of refugees from Syria are pouring over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan, the UN refugee agency says. Syria refugees flood Iraqi Kurdistan 2013-08-18T09:10:27Z Massoud Barzani said if Kurds were "under threat of death and terrorism" then Iraqi Kurdistan would be "prepared to defend them". Iraqi Kurd leader in Syria warning 2013-08-10T16:43:21Z Below the peaks, PKK fighters brandishing Kalashnikovs wave trucks and cars through remote checkpoints that demarcate Iraqi Kurdistan from rebel-controlled land. Insight: Hopes, suspicions over peace in Kurdish rebel hideout 2013-03-27T13:34:27Z Officials from Exxon and Iraqi Kurdistan last month visited the Qara Hansher oil exploration block that lies in disputed territories where both regions claim jurisdiction and discussed building a camp there. Iraq official fears split as Kurdish-Turkey oil trade grows 2013-03-19T18:36:56Z The lifeline thrown by Iraqi Kurdistan to its neighbor extends the influence of Masoud Barzani, the autonomous region's President, over Kurds in Syria as civil war threatens to dismember the country. Fuel, food aid draw Iraq, Syria Kurds closer 2013-02-11T13:34:23Z He said if Kurds were "under threat of death and terrorism" then Iraqi Kurdistan would be "prepared to defend them". Syria refugees flood Iraqi Kurdistan 2013-08-18T09:10:27Z The practice is prevalent in 28 African countries and parts of the Middle East and Asia, notably Yemen, Iraqi Kurdistan and Indonesia. Ministers urge religious chiefs to oppose genital mutilation 2013-02-04T20:17:43Z Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, is locked in a feud with ethnic Kurds in autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan over disputed oilfields and is also confronting Sunni protesters in a western province calling for him to step down. Bombers kill more than 35 across Iraq 2013-01-16T15:43:43Z After 20 months of conflict, thousands of Kurds have fled their homes in Syria seeking shelter in the neighboring Autonomous Region Iraqi Kurdistan at Domiz refugee camp near Dohuk, Iraq on Dec. 10, 2012. Syrian Kurds Find Refuge in an Erstwhile Homeland 2012-12-29T22:20:25Z The floor of her tent was mud, the same mud that formed, often knee-deep, every lane zigzagging through Domiz refugee camp in the north of Iraqi Kurdistan. Fleeing Civil War, Syria's Kurds Enter Another Minefield 2012-12-27T16:50:24Z The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, to defend the Kurdish population caught up in Syria's unrest. Syria refugees flood Iraqi Kurdistan 2013-08-18T09:10:27Z An Iraqi security official there said they travel through Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey to Syria. Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War 2012-12-09T00:18:27Z In 2009-10, I myself spent 410 days in solitary confinement as a political hostage in Iran after being detained with my now-husband and friend near Iran’s unmarked border with Northern Iraqi Kurdistan. She Starved for Her Daughter’s Sake 2012-12-08T09:45:00Z Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled their country’s brutal and increasingly sectarian civil war for refuge across the border in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Syrian Kurds Find Refuge in an Erstwhile Homeland 2012-12-29T22:20:25Z Rather than being penned in, they are free to roam Iraqi Kurdistan. Fleeing Civil War, Syria's Kurds Enter Another Minefield 2012-12-27T16:50:24Z The remarks were the first official confirmation that Exxon is looking to quit West Qurna after signing exploration deals instead with autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan in the north, a move worsening tensions with Baghdad's central government. Exxon tells Iraq wants to quit West Qurna oilfield: officials 2012-11-07T08:47:16Z But now with the inexorable advance of new roads, electricity and mobile reception these villages are set to share in the renaissance that is underway in the rest of Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq - but not as you know it. 2012-10-19T14:03:58Z But Mr Karayilan, who spoke at his base in Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Turkish border, denied that Syria or its close ally Iran was sponsoring the PKK's operations. PKK leader: No support from Syria 2012-10-15T12:04:38Z Xodus is already working on a number of total field development and integrated projects in the Middle East, including one for Gulf Keystone Petroleum in Iraqi Kurdistan. Energy firm in Middle East drive 2012-10-07T23:45:48Z The rivalry between Baghdad and Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, has nerves on edge throughout the region. Tony Hayward, Former BP Chief, Returns to Oil 2012-09-01T21:52:06Z The most relevant precedent is not Libya last year, but Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. Syria Safe Haven? Bad Idea 2012-09-01T19:50:00Z Regardless, the freedom with which people express themselves here means that Cafe 11 pushes the bounds of what is socially appropriate for many in Iraqi Kurdistan, let alone Iraq more broadly. Cultural oasis in northern Iraq 2012-07-29T00:51:25Z Some 80% of the alcohol is brought in through its Western border, from Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran's 'hidden' alcoholism problem 2012-06-20T00:39:19Z Iraqi Kurdistan is small and landlocked, and while it possesses significant oil reserves, it would require the cooperation of one of its powerful neighbors — Turkey, Iran or Iraq — to pipe that oil to market. Power Struggles in Baghdad and Beyond Mean Opportunities for Iraq's Kurds 2012-04-25T09:55:00Z Mr Hashemi, who denies the charges, is currently in Iraqi Kurdistan, under the protection of the regional government. At least 55 dead in Iraq attacks 2012-02-23T17:10:14Z Mr Hashemi, who denies financing a death squad to target police, judges and officials during the insurgency, is currently in Iraqi Kurdistan, under the protection of the regional government. Iraq bloc ends boycott of cabinet 2012-02-07T14:24:42Z From the construction firms putting up new five-star hotels to accommodate Western oil executives flocking to the region, to banks, retailers and restaurants, more than half the foreign companies in Iraqi Kurdistan are Turkish. Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds 2012-02-02T08:27:48Z Accused of running death squads, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi is holed up in Iraqi Kurdistan as a guest of Iraq's Kurdish president. Scenarios: Can Iraq survive its own politics? 2012-01-19T09:04:44Z Best Western International Inc. plans two hotels under its Premier brand in Erbil, Iraq’s fourth-largest city and the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan in the northern part of the country. Iraq Draws U.S. Hotel Operators Banking on Business Travelers 2011-12-15T05:32:11Z Families showed portraits of their missing relatives at an exhumation in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. At War Blog: Reading Bones to Identify Genocide Victims 2011-11-18T20:13:45Z The row shut down exports from Iraqi Kurdistan from October 2009 to February of this year. Exclusive: Iraq alters oil law draft to erode Kurdish powers 2011-09-23T13:05:00Z Turkey's national interests complicate its position, leaving Ankara still seeking guarantees on issues ranging from economic compensation to the fate of Iraqi Kurdistan. Tony Karon: UN to Bush: Non, Nyet -- Or, at Least, Not Yet 2002-10-17T20:00:00Z The three were arrested near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan in June 2009. Americans Held in Tehran Get Court Date 2011-04-26T10:08:02Z In a July 2008 article for the conservative magazine National Review, Agresto compared Americans working in Iraq to Asahel Grant, the early 19th century Christian missionary and doctor who lived and died in Iraqi Kurdistan. The empire strikes again 2011-02-16T12:01:00Z Turkey’s decades of suppression of Kurdish demands for autonomy put it at odds with the new government of Iraqi Kurdistan, which sheltered Kurdish resistance fighters. Turkey?s Rules 2011-01-21T02:25:53Z The Iranian authorities are still holding two United States citizens, and , both 28, who were arrested in July 2009 while on what was described as a hike in Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Iranian border. Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports Say 2011-01-07T06:30:22Z They were arrested for illegally crossing into the country from Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran Denies U.S. Woman Arrested on Spying Charges 2011-01-06T23:08:01Z The Iranian authorities are still holding two United States citizens, and , both 28, who were arrested in July 2009 on what was described as a hike in Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Iranian border. Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports Say 2011-01-06T15:10:02Z In Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, upscale shopping centers such as the Majidi Mall are decorated with Christmas trees and festooned with banners that say "Merry Christmas." Iraqi Christians mark safer Christmas in Kurdistan 2010-12-25T13:33:18Z That idea, though, has little political support in Iraq in Baghdad or Iraqi Kurdistan. With New Violence, More Christians Are Fleeing Iraq 2010-12-13T01:49:00Z About 55 percent of the foreign firms in Iraqi Kurdistan - 640 of 1,170 - are from Turkey, which expects bilateral trade of about $6 billion last year to grow to $20 billion in four years. Turkey, Iran battle for clout, deals in Iraq 2010-12-08T14:05:00Z In June, he traveled to a small town just outside of Albuquerque where the community lives in trailers and functions without power, and then left for Iraqi Kurdistan. Nights in Ghana, Captured by Flashlight 2010-07-15T12:49:00Z Hundreds of tankers, each with a capacity of at least 226 barrels of crude oil and refined products, enter Iran every day from Penjwin and two other border posts in Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish officials say. Smugglers in Iraq Blunt Sanctions Against Tehran 2010-07-09T02:57:00Z In March, Turkey sent its first diplomat to Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, to staff a new consulate there. Forget China; Turkey is the next superpower 2010-06-14T17:40:00Z The next Viva World Cup, in 2012, will likely be held in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the Kurdistan Football Association hopes the event will showcase the region and attract business. The World Cup For Everyone Else 2010-06-02T01:37:00Z It is a major breakthrough for Turkey to end the political isolation of Iraqi Kurdistan. Letter from Europe: Turkey Takes an Ambitious New Path 2010-05-26T10:30:00Z The rebels, who are mainly based in Iraqi Kurdistan, say they are fighting for greater political rights for Turkey's estimated 15 million Kurds. Turkish forces, aircraft hit Kurd rebels in Iraq 2010-05-08T21:51:00Z It will also find out how many people live in Iraqi Kurdistan, which will define its slice of central government revenues, currently 17 percent. 2010-01-16T09:46:00Z Détente with Iraqi Kurdistan has gone hand in hand with a relaxation of tensions between Ankara and its own Kurdish population with which it had been warring for decades. Forget China; Turkey is the next superpower 2010-06-14T17:40:00Z The Turks have supported the Turkmen minority within Iraq and have used their influence to try to block the incorporation of Kirkuk into Iraqi Kurdistan. The Iraq Study Group Report |
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