Washington Kurdish Institute September 24, 2019 On September 25, 2017, Iraq’s Kurds decided to hold an independence referendum in response to nearly a century…
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Iran Iranian security forces continued to target Kurdish border porters (Kolbars) last week. On Friday, Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of…
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Iran On Friday, Iranian border guards ambushed and severely injured a Kurdish border porter (Kolbar) near Piranshahr. On Saturday, another Kolbar was shot by…
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Iran The Iranian regime detained more Kurds during its continuing crackdown on Kurdish political activity last week. In Sanandaj, Iranian intelligence officers (Ettela’at) arrested…
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Sihanouk Dibo September 3, 2019 When U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Michael Mulroy said “the…
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Iran Iranian forces killed two Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars and wounded four last week. On Tuesday, Iranian border guards attacked a group…
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Washington Kurdish Institute By Giulia Valeria Anderson 23 August 2019 After many discussions and negotiations, on August 22nd both Turkey and the United States…
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Iran On August 16, the United Nations General Assembly published a report on the human rights situation in Iran from Javaid Rehman, the Special…
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Washington Kurdish Institute August 20, 2019 Robert Sanford Ever since the United States began its support of the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, under…
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A weekly summary of events that occurred in the Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Iran A number of border porters known…