Friday 24 December 2021PUK holds talk with Gorran Movement and KIU
Within the framework of visiting all of the political parties, pursuing unification of the different perspectives concerning the national causes, and strengthening the position of Kurds within the political process of Iraq, on Thursday a delegation from the politburo of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which included Dr. Soran Jamal Taher, Rzgar Haji Hama, and Stran Abdulla, visited the Gorran Movement and the Kurdistan Islamic Union.
Monday 8 November 2021PUK, Change Movement hold meeting on Monday
A delegation from PUK Politburo led by Rafat Abdulla visited Gorran (Change) Movement and was received by Bakhtyar Omar and several members of Gorran Movement Executive Body.
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- Kilicdarogu says Kurdish southeast key to Turkey’s path to democracy
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Analysis
Wednesday 26 January 2022Islamic State prison break reinforces value of US military protection for Syria's Kurds / Amberin Zaman
‘Cubs of Caliphate’ are among 700 boys held in Islamic State prison, as Syrian Kurdish forces keep up the battle to retake control
Saturday 22 January 2022Pro-Erdogan business leaders anxious about Turkey's economy / Mustafa Sonmez
The pro-government business association MUSIAD has stood behind Erdogan’s controversial economic policies but appears concerned that both borrowing costs and foreign exchange prices remain above the desired levels.
Saturday 22 January 2022Iraqi army boots PKK-linked leader’s statue from Sinjar, arrests fighters / Shelly Kittleson
The Iraqi army has arrested several fighters from a PKK-linked Yazidi faction operating in Sinjar as part of an attempt to get them to abide by an accord signed in 2020 for greater stability and security.
Wednesday 19 January 2022SDF hands over 50 Iraqi IS suspects as prison concerns mount / Shelly Kittleson
The SDF has transferred another group of IS suspects with Iraqi nationality but arrested in Syria, alongside some of the thousands of Iraqis in al-Hol camp, to Iraq as the potential for jailbreaks remains high.
Saturday 15 January 2022Erdogan accused of criminalizing opposition ahead of critical polls / Sibel Hurtas
A controversial probe into the opposition-led Istanbul municipality might be the prelude of a campaign to criminalize and sideline Erdogan’s potential opponents in the upcoming presidential race, critics say.
Interview
Sunday 23 January 2022Hasaka prison is under SDF control, official tells Kurdpress
The representative of the Syrian Democratic Assembly in the Iraqi Kurdistan region said Hasaka prison was under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Friday 14 January 2022US has asked Turkey to leave Syria, party leader says
The leader of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria said that Washington had asked Turkey that it should have a schedule to leave Syria gradually.
Monday 10 January 2022Japanese scholar terms Gen. Soleimani as great champion of history
A Japanese Islamologist described martyr Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani as great champion of the history.
Thursday 30 December 2021Iraqi Kurds have fallen victim to conflicts among neighboring countries, say experts
The Iraqi Kurds have so far failed to create an atmosphere of autonomy for themselves by balancing their relationship with regional powers and the central government of Iraq. Instead, they have reduced the level of their ties with the central government and have fallen victim to power struggles among neighboring countries, Dr. Thomas Jeffrey Miley and Dr. Guney Yildiz told the Kurdpress news agency, warning that this situation will make the Kurds less important to the United States in the long run.
Wednesday 29 December 2021Turks cut off Syrian Kurdistan's ties with outside world
Americans and the Russians have told General Mazlum Abdi [Kobani] that they have no information about how Turkey is attacking northern Syria, said the leader of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria.
Reports
Wednesday 26 January 2022SDF makes futher gains in regaining Hasaka prison
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday, January 25, nine members of staff at the al-Sinaa prison who had been taken hostage by Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been rescued.
Tuesday 25 January 2022Bafel Talabani visits Baghdad to discuss Iraqi Presidency
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, arrived on Monday evening in Baghdad to discuss the issue of the Iraqi presidency with the Shiite and Sunni political parties.
Tuesday 25 January 2022300 ISIS members surrender to SDF in Hasaka
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said 300 Islamic State (ISIS) members surrendered early on Monday, January 24, following days of clashes after a prison-break attempt in the northeast city of Hasaka.
Monday 24 January 2022Turkmen Front says supports a majority government in Iraq
Arshad Salehi, head of the Turkmen Front faction in the Iraqi parliament, stressed that he supports the formation of a majority government in the country.
Monday 24 January 2022Syrian self-ruling administration announces curfew regulations in Hasaka
The governorate of northern and eastern Syria imposed a one-week curfew to secure the Hasaka region, where ISIS prisoners have managed to escape the prison in the province of Hasaka.