November 1, 2017 Prime Minister Mr. Abadi has claimed that Erbil withdrew from an agreement between the Iraqi army and the Ministry of the Peshmerga. There has been no agreement between us. There was a draft agreement that was presented by the Iraqi military delegation; on the day following the meeting between the Iraqi government and … Continue reading Statement from KRG Council of Ministers on the dialogue with federal Iraqi government
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November 1, 2017 The KRG Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs condemns in the strongest terms the baseless statementissued by Iraq's Joint Operations Command. It demonstrates Iraq is not interested in allowing the technical negotiation team between Erbil and Baghdad to reach an agreement. Senior Peshmerga officials presented the following proposal to the Iraqi Federal Government on … Continue reading Statement by KRG Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
Following the aggressive actions against Kurdistan taken by Iraqi security forces in the disputed territories since October 16, which resulted in the deaths of civilians and security forces on both sides as well as the displacement of 168,000 civilians to Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) issued a call for dialogue to prevent the escalation of a civil … Continue reading Statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States
On Oct. 26 at 0600hrs Erbil time Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) began an unprovoked, four-pronged assault on Peshmerga positions in north-west Mosul; Bardiya and Hamad Agha towards Ain Ouais, Mosharaf towards Sufaya, and from Rabia towards Mahmoudiya. The following Iranian-backed PMF played a role in the attacks: Kataib Imam Ali, Harakat … Continue reading Multiple Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed PMF attacks against Peshmerga positions
As the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress came to a close last week, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping consolidated his leadership cohort for the next five years. While his precise policies are unlikely to be revealed before the Third Plenum of the 19th Party Congress early next year, his recent speech to the … Continue reading Communist Dictator Xi Jinping Draws Harder Lines at Outset of Second Term
As Iraq and Kurdistan are faced with grave and dangerous circumstances, we are all obliged to act responsibly in order to prevent further violence and clashes between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces. Attacks and confrontations between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces that started on October 16, 2017, especially today's clashes, have caused damage to both sides and … Continue reading Emergency Statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government
U.S. Senator Rand Paul forced the U.S. Senate to hold its first vote addressing an AUMF since 2002, as the Senate voted on his effort to amend the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to sunset the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force. “For the first time in 15 years, we are … Continue reading U.S. Senate Votes on Sen. Rand Paul’s AUMF Repeal Amendment
President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in could be set to take an international good cop/bad cop approach in handling the North Korean nuclear threat, one expert suggests in advance of Trump’s two-week trip to Asia in November. “While it’s true many of the things said by President Trump and [North Korea’s] Kim … Continue reading US, South Korea Stand United Against Kim Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip
The viability of the “one country, two systems” model in Hong Kong may be in question, says the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in its annually released report to Congress. During the reporting period, the commission documented a number of unnerving trends pointing to the erosion of freedom in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Given these findings, … Continue reading Freedom Is Eroding in Hong Kong. Here’s What the US Can Do.
A statement from the Kurdistan Peshmerga General Command In the morning of Friday, October 20, 2017 at 0800, the Iraqi military and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) using American weapons which were given to the Iraqi army launched a full-scale attack on the Peshmerga forces in Altun Kupri (also known as Pirde), with the involvement of Iranian … Continue reading ALERT: Peshmerga General Command statement on Iraqi military and PMF assault on Altun Kupri
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