Turkey is planning to maintain a permanent presence in northern Iraq in the aftermath of the ongoing land and air operations against the Kurdish militants there, security sources told Al-Monitor. Turkey’s Operation Claw against outlawed Kurdish militants Iraqi Kurdistan’s northern Hakurk region has been going on for nearly a month.

Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) leadership Khalid Shwani said on Tuesday, June 25, that the meetings to discuss the normalization of Kirkuk have begun under the auspices of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Japan consul general stated his country has financially aided the autonomous region of Kurdistan about some 1 billion dollars and called the level of the ties between Tokyo and Erbil as greate, stressing that Japan cannot cooperate with the region militarily.

The Victory Alliance (Nasr) issued a statement on Tuesday, June 25, slamming the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its failure to submit oil revenues to the central government, saying that Erbil was violating the 2019 federal budget law.

Three civilians were killed in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a village in Kirkuk province, a police source said on Tuesday, June 25.

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister-designate Masrour Barzani met with three representatives from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Sunday, June 23, in Erbil, a PUK member has said.

Canada is being invited to once again provide training to Iraq’s Kurdish security forces, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers in the war against the Islamic State group before being frozen out in 2017.

President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani on Sunday (June 23) hailed the potential benefits of local investment by US companies, saying that the Region had worked diligently to create a friendly business environment.

A new phase of relations will start between Turkey and Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, newly elected president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) told Anadolu Agency. 

Turkish warplanes hit positions in Kurdistan Region, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Commander-in-chief of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Murat Karayilan said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will continue their resistance and activities in the Kurdistan Region.

UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that his government is committed to working with the future Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), sending a congratulatory message to Masrour Barzani on his election as the PM-designate of the Kurdistan Region.

A delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S) met with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani on Thursday in Erbil where they discussed the latest developments on the ground in Syria.

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday that he plans to visit Kurdistan Region.

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani traveled to Baghdad on Thursday where he met with Iraqi leaders to discuss a range of issues, including the Erbil-Baghdad relations.