Kirkuk Plans to deploy joint forces of the Peshmerga and the Iraqi Army to the disputed territories remain unimplemented. The Minister of Peshmerga, Shorsh…
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Washington Kurdish Institute
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, research and educational organization that was established in September 1996 WKI is committed to increasing public awareness of Kurd-related issues, protecting human, cultural, and political rights throughout Kurdistan, and supporting and developing Kurdistan’s civil society.
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Sierwan Najmaldin Karim Amidst the chaos in the world, Turkey’s double game is rewarding to commit more atrocities against Kurds…
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Iran Iranian border guards ambushed a group of Kurdish border porters (kolbars) in Kermanshah Province’s Nowsud District and killed a kolbar in Sardasht named…
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Kirkuk On Wednesday, April 13, the Iraqi security forces conducted a military operation against ISIS (Dae’sh) near the Rokhana valley, claiming the “destruction of…
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Iraq The Iranian-backed political bloc known as the “Coordination Framework “seems to have no chance of forming a new government after almost three weeks…
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Kirkuk Kirkuk’s acting governor Rakan al Jabouri annulled the 2013 plan by former governor Najmaldin Karim to designate nearly thirteen acres of land for…
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Iran Danish police forcibly arrested a female Kurdish activist named Qadimkhaer Haganizadeh after she refused to board a plane traveling from Turkey to Iran.…
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Kirkuk Kirkuk’s administration plans to demolish 2,000 homes of the Kaka’is Kurdish minorities in the Asra neighborhood, claiming the homes were built “illegally.” The…
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Iraq The Council of Representatives of Iraq was unable to achieve quorum, which requires the presence of 220 of 329 lawmakers, and elect a…
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Kirkuk Locals in Kirkuk city protested against continued gas shortages in the province for weeks. On March 19th, angry protestors prevented the General Director…