Matthew Cancian Survey on the Peshmerga forces “So what I’m going to focus on is my doctoral research that I did. So in the …
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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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John Holland McCown Absen of the US forces in Syria leaves political and a security vacuum and will quickly emerge actors hostile to US …
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Wladimir Van Wilgenburg Compression in between the Peshmerga forces and the SDF “There are 160,000 Peshmerga forces with 40,000 unified brigades, and then there’s …
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Dr. Najmaldin Karim One bridgate of Peshmerga defend Kirkuk from ISIS I will start with the time when ISIS appeared after over running places …
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Iran The Iranian Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj sentenced a female Kurdish teacher named Zara Mohammadi to ten years in prison for “creating a group …
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Iran The Iranian regime executed two Kurdish political prisoners, Sabir Sheik Abdullah and Diako Rasolzada, on July 14. Abdullah and Rasolzada were charged with …
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Washington Kurdish Institute The two most effective forces fighting the terror groups of ISIS, al Qaeda, and others in the Middle East have been …
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Highlighted remarks “It’s a pleasure to be with people I’ve known for a long time. The rather small group of people who’ve been interested …
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Opening remarks “Michael’s point though is absolutely vital. Are the Kurds a nation? They certainly don’t behave as a unified nation, whether in Turkey, …
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Opening Remarks “First of all, Ernest Renan, a noted French sociologist in the 19th century. Renan said that a nation is “a daily plebiscite.” …