Turkish president Recep Erdogan said Ankara’s operation in Syria’s Idlib province is largely over, but new military targets could lie ahead, with the Syrian Kurdish forces of northern Aleppo, with an allegedly vast “terrorist” element, possibly in Turkey’s crosshairs. Ankara’s campaign in the northwest Syrian province of Idlib, aimed at enforcing the de-escalation zone, […]
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Erdogan declares Idlib op completed, threatens US-backed Kurdish ‘terrorists’
Raqqa not liberated yet as Kurdish-led SDF rebels’ clashes with Daesh continue
“Clashes in Raqqa continue. Claims that the city is completely liberated from Daesh are false,” the media representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rebels, Mustafa Balli, has told Sputnik Turkey. The statement comes amid AFP’s earlier report, citing the SDF, that the US-backed rebels had established control over Raqqa, the so-called former Daesh “capital,” while an operation to clear the […]
Iraqi military and Hashd seize Kirkuk and oil fields from Kurdish Peshmerga
nsnbc : Armed clashes, posturing and positioning continues between Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi military and security forces as well as Iranian-backed, predominantly Shia Hashd […]
Iraqi forces taking over Kirkuk ‘a declaration of war’ – Kurdish Peshmerga
The “attack” on Kurdish-controlled Kirkuk by Iraqi troops is “a flagrant declaration of war against the nation of Kurdistan,” the Peshmerga General Command said in a statement, as cited by Rudaw. Baghdad sends military to take control of Kirkuk from Kurds The Peshmerga described Baghdad’s move as “retaliation against the right of the people to […]
Iraqi military, Iran-backed militia attack Kurdish troops near Kirkuk
nsnbc : Fierce clashes erupted in the early hours of Monday, between Iraqi – Kurdish Peshmerga, predominantly Shiite, Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi a.k.a Popular Mobilization […]
Intense fighting breaks out between pro-gov’t and pro-Kurdish forces in northern Iraq
14/10/2017 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 A.M.) – Intense fighting broke-out between pro-government Turkmen forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in the Tuz Kharmatu area, tonight, amid growing tensions between the KRG regime and Iraqi government. According to local reports, the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) attacked the Peshmerga positions inside Tuz Kharmatu, resulting in a series of […]
Iraq’s Federal Court ruled it has no jurisdiction over Kurdish MPs who voted in independence referendum
nsnbc : The top federal court of Iraq ruled on Wednesday that it is not in its jurisdiction to pronounce an opinion on parliamentarians […]
Flight ban imposed by Baghdad costs Kurdish airport USD60.000 daily
nsnbc : The international flight ban imposed by the federal government of Iraq on airports in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR) has caused the al-Sulaymaniyah Airport […]
VIDEO: Kurdish Captain – “Bibi We Love You!”
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Shiite Iraqi militia leader Qais al-Khazaali threatens Kurdish troops
nsnbc : Qais al-Khazaali, a senior predominantly Shiite Iraqi paramilitary leader has repeated warnings to Kurdish troops against staying in the disputed province of Kirkuk, […]
Tel Aviv Is Only Interested in Weakening Iraq: The Kurdish Referendum
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Iraqi Kurdish referendum ‘illegitimate,’ Trump’s Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says
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Syria: Kurdish SDF and ISIS-Daesh, An Unholy Alliance Consecrated by the U.S.
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Turkey to take stronger steps in response to Iraqi Kurdish referendum: Erdogan
Reuters – Turkey will take stronger steps in retaliation for the Iraqi Kurdish referendum last week, having already taken some measures in coordination with the Iraqi central government and Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. At a joint news conference in Tehran with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, broadcast live on Turkish television, Erdogan said […]
How Kurdish independence underpins Israel’s plan to reshape the Middle East
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth Palestinians and Israelis watched last week’s referendum of Iraq’s Kurds with special interest. Israeli officials and many ordinary Palestinians were delighted – for very different reasons – to see an overwhelming vote to split away from Iraq. Given the backlash from Baghdad and anger from Iran and Turkey, which have […]
Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosser–‘Trump Should Bet on Kurdish Independence’
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Iran deploys tanks at border with Iraq’s Kurdish region: Kurdish official
Reuters – Iran deployed on Monday a dozen tanks supported by artillery at the border with Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, a Kurdish official told Reuters. The move is believed to be part of joint drills planned by the Iranian and the Iraqi government armed forces in retaliation for an independence referendum held a week ago […]
Netanyahu glosses over Israeli role in Kurdish secession bid
Press TV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied Turkey’s accusation that the regime was involved in a recent controversial secession referendum in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech in the eastern city of Erzurum on Saturday that Israel’s Mossad spy agency had played a role […]
Sayyed Nasrallah Warns of Fragmentation: Kurdish Vote Regional Threat, Hezbollah Stronger than Ever
Source 01-10-2017 | 00:12 Zeinab Essa Hezbollah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered Saturday a speech in which he tackled various internal and regional topics. Addressing thousands of people participating in the 10th night of Muharram, thanked the huge crowds that participated in Ashura ceremonies all over the Lebanese regions. Meanwhile, His Eminence […]