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Mossad · ErbilIran has voiced concern for years that Western intelligence services, primarily those of the US and Israel, have intensified their anti-Iran operations based in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Iraq is engaged in discussions with Washington to terminate the coalition's presence. Iraq enacted legislation to expel foreign troops, a move prompted by the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.See the Story
Iraqi Security Advisor Does Not Rule Out Presence Of Mossad Agents In Erbil - Iran Front Page
Erbil · ErbilTurkmen parties in Kurdistan announce boycott of upcoming Kurdistan Regional Parliament elections, protesting the cancellation of the 'Kotka' seats, as a member of the court resigned in protest of the decision. The Turkmen parties in Kurdistan said that canceling the Kotka seats goes against the constitution and Article 49, which guarantees minority rights. They demand intervention from the United Nations, the president, prime minister, parliame…See the Story
After the cancellation of the Kurdistan Regional Government system, a new crisis between Baghdad and Arbil.
Kurds · ErbilKurdish Center for Arts and Culture is digitising historic Kurdish books at risk of disappearing. The Kurds are an ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million mostly spread across modern day Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. In Iraq, the Kurds are a sizeable minority who have been persecuted, with thousands killed under the rule of Saddam Hussein.See the Story
Iraq Kurds digitise historic books in ‘sacred job’ to save threatened culture
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Kurds · ErbilTurkey frequently carries out ground and air operations on positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) The PKK has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state. Turkey has over the past 25 years operated several dozen military bases in northern Iraq. Both Baghdad and the regional government of the Iraqi Kurdistan region have been accused of tolerating Turkey's military activities.See the Story
Two killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey
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Erbil · ErbilTishreen - Marhaf Harmoush: The fourth edition of the “Cinema in the Eyes of a Feminist” forum was concluded in Erbil amid a wide participation of film makers, whether in writing, directing or filming. The documentary film (Half-Complete) directed by the Syrian director Ghosoun Madi won the Best Documentary Film Award at the Forum, while the film “My Mother Hands” directed by Gardenia Hemin from Erbil won the Best Feature Film Award, while the a…See the Story