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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.

Despite U.S. Pressure, Why Are Iraq’s Kurds Staying Out of the War on Iran?

Despite U.S. Pressure, Why Are Iraq’s Kurds Staying Out of the War on Iran?

2 months ago

As the war waged by the U.S. and “Israel” against Iran unfolds, reports suggest the Trump administration is trying to increase pressure on Tehran by bringing new regional actors into the conflict, including Kurdish forces in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Why Iraq's PMF Is Targeting Kurdistan's Oil Fields

Why Iraq's PMF Is Targeting Kurdistan's Oil Fields

10 months ago

Since early July 2025, Iraq’s Kurdistan region has faced unprecedented drone and rocket attacks on airports and oil fields amid growing tensions with Baghdad over halted public-sector salaries.

Khurshid Herki: Influential Tribal Kurdish Leader Who Opened Fire on the Peshmerga

Khurshid Herki: Influential Tribal Kurdish Leader Who Opened Fire on the Peshmerga

10 months ago

A rare and intense clash erupted between security forces and a local tribe in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, after Khurshid Herki — a leading tribal figure — openly defied authorities during an attempted arrest tied to a tribal dispute.