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Iraqi PM al-Sudani backs indefinite U.S. troop presence
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani defended the presence of U.S. troops in his country and set no timetable for their withdrawal, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday.
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Institute says Kurdistan Region is no longer at top of America's Middle East policies
The Washington Think Tank for Middle East Policy believes that the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was once one of the bases for America's Middle East policy, but now it has been reduced to a part of Iraq's issues.
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Kurds ask US to not to leave Syria
The representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in Washington has asked the United States not to leave the Syrian Kurds alone for the sake of the interests of this country.
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US approves Sweden, Finland NATO, Turkey warns of conditions
US President Joe Biden signed Washington’s approval for Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) on Tuesday, describing it as a “watershed moment” for European and global stability.
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U.S. warns to halt its support for Peshmerga forces
The United States will halt its support if the reforms within the Peshmerga forces do not further progress said the Peshmerga minister on Saturday, August 6.
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US denounces missile attacks on Khor Mor gas field
The US Department of State condemned the recent missile attacks on Khor Mor gas field in Kurdistan Region in a statement on Sunday, June 26.
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US to open limited foreign investment in northern Syria
The US will allow limited foreign investment in parts of Syria that are not under the control of the Syrian government, the acting secretary of state, Victoria Nuland, said on Wednesday, May 11.
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Iranian delegation to visit Iraq after Eid al-Fitr
Iraq’s foreign minister said Monday, April 25, that an Iranian delegation will travel to Baghdad after Eid al-Fitr to discuss various issues, especially security issues.
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YPG is biggest issue between Ankara and Washington: Turkish FM
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said US support for the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) was the main issue between his country and the United States, Turkish media reported on Sunday, January 23.
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Official predicts Turkey would withdraw it's affiliated militants from Syria
A member of the representative office of the Syrian self-ruling administration in Iraqi Kurdistan region said: "We anticipate that there will be an agreement so that Turkey would expel all militant militant groups under its command, especially those that have occupied part of Syrian Kurdistan, from Syria."
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Combat mission of US forces in Iraq would end by January 2022
The US Central Command announced in a statement the end of the US forces' combat mission in Iraq by the end of this month.
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US seeking to revive ISIS: Iranian top official
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the United States was angered by the collapse of the ISIS in Syrian and Iraq and is seeking to revive the terrorist group to create new crisis in the region.
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U.S. expresses deep concern over continued ISIS attacks in Iraq
The United States said on Friday it was “deeply concerned” by the continued escalation of Islamic State (ISIS) attacks in Iraq, following an ISIS attack that killed 10 members of the Peshmerga forces.
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US blames Erbil-Baghdad slowdown in forming joint forces
The Pentagon said the formation of joint brigades of Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in the disputed areas was important to ensure security in those areas and the fight against ISIS, but described the process as slow.
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Masrour Barzani, Brett McGurk meet in Bahrain
White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk met, in Bahrain, with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to discuss the situation in Iraq following the recent parliamentary elections in the country.
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How Turkish threats in northeast Syria moved the SDF closer to Assad
Turkey's threats in northeastern Syria have pushed the SDF into a Russian-sponsored rapprochement with the Assad regime.
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Expert says US-Turkey ties will remain transactional
Turkey-U.S. relations will remain within the confines of transactionalism and the two sides will work together on an issue-by-issue basis, Dimitar Bechev, Europe’s Futures Fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna, wrote in an article for Al Jazeera on Saturday.
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Mazlum Kobane says Russia opposes further Turkish land grabs
Mazlum Kobane, commander in chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, also says Damascus is not yet ready for negotiations.
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Lavrov blames US Kurdish policy in Syria
The United States’ support for separatist tendencies in northeastern Syria may make the Kurdish problem topical not only for Syria but for other countries of the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State.
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Russia to build two permanent air bases in northern Syria
Russia is going to build two large air bases in Kobani and Qamishlo, two Kurdish cities in northwestern Syria.
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US organization worries about possible Turkey attack on Syrian Kurds
The US-affiliated International Commission on Religious Freedom has expressed concern about the consequences of a possible Turkish attack on the Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.
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Turkish, US officials hold talks amid rumours over possible Turkey attack on northern Syria
Top US and Turkish officials spoke on Wednesday, October 28, to address disagreements on multiple fronts.
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Turkey blames US and Russia, says Ankara would take matters into own hands in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would “do what is necessary for its security” after what it said was a rise in cross-border attacks by People’s Protection Units (YPG).
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Erdogan blames U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish forces
Daily Sabah cited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying the United States is supporting Kurdish forces in Syria “much more than expected."
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KRG to take measures against forum that called for Iraq-Israel normalization
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ministry of interior said on Saturday that it would take necessary measures against the organization of a conference that called for normalization of ties between Iraq and Israel.
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Congress rejects US withdraw from Syrian Kurdish-controlled areas
The drafter of a proposal to the US congress over the withdraw American troops from the Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria announced his proposal has been rejected in a Friday's vote.
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Iraq, US presidents reaffirm efforts to hold ‘transparent' polls in Iraq
Iraqi President Barham Salih and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday reaffirmed efforts to hold “credible and transparent” elections in Iraq, according to the White House.
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Syria Kurdistan delegation will travel to Washington after Moscow: official
A member of the delegation of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region stated that the visit of the delegation to Moscow and Washington sends a message to the international community that only two forces, the administration and the Syrian central government, will resolve the Syrian political crisis.
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No one in Kurdistan Region is as concerned about Peshmerga integration as the US and the international coalition, Gorran member
A senior member of the Movement for Change (Gorran) in the Kurdistan Region said that no one in the Kurdistan Region exerts as much pressure and sympathy for the integration of Peshmerga forces as the United States and the international coalition.
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Turkey is waiting for Russia and US green lights to attack northern Syria: expert
A Syrian Kurdish analyst and journalist believes "currently, there is no opportunity for a Turkish ground attack on Syrian Kurdistan, but whenever Turkey finds a position, it will attack northern Syria."