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Friday, May 22, 2026

Al-Estiklal Newspaper

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For the First Time in a Century: What’s Behind Kirkuk’s First Turkmen Governor?

For the First Time in a Century: What’s Behind Kirkuk’s First Turkmen Governor?

a month ago

The appointment of a Turkmen governor in Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk is anything but routine, not least because it marks the first time in nearly a century that the post has gone to a figure from the Turkmen community.

Where Is the Political Scene in Iraqi Kurdistan Heading?

Where Is the Political Scene in Iraqi Kurdistan Heading?

5 months ago

In a scene reminiscent of the political division that plagued Iraqi Kurdistan before 2003, understandings between the two main Kurdish parties—the KDP and the PUK—have reached a deadlock.