Iraqi armed groups are withdrawing from demands for US withdrawal following the fall of Assad.

Iraqi armed groups are no longer calling for the withdrawal of US troops and allies after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Iraqi and US officials say. Iraq and the United States signed an agreement last year to begin the phased withdrawal of US troops and the international coalition against ISIS […]
Building a Strong, Capable Iraq Will Shape Its Foreign Policy

Emerging from twenty years of turbulence and challenges, a “strong and capable Iraq” is what Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani promised the Iraqi people in his Eid message on June 27. Most Iraq observers might consider such an idea far-fetched, or even impossible, but the vision that the Prime Minister forecast has already been […]
Iraq: No parliamentary elections until spring 2022?

A series of marathon meetings between the three presidencies, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), and the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq and the political parties, led to instructing the IHEC to postpone the elections, and they obliged. The Council of Ministers approved the decision. As a result, the political parties breathed a […]
Choose Kurdistan

For 100 years, in Turkey and North Kurdistan, there have been widespread attacks on all areas of Kurdish identity. Special attacks on the Kurdish language! Dozens of projects have been organized against the Kurdish language. Speaking in Kurdish has been punished, even with money. Projects to denigrate the Kurdish language have been implemented. Every effort […]
Iraq: A land whose borders are breached by all.

Some thought post-2003 Iraq would see the establishment of a democratic, strong, sovereign state. Instead, the country has become a battleground for foreign adversaries, the nest of armed proxy groups, and the economic dependent of its neighbours. In 2020 alone, the country has played host to a cascade of domestic militia rocket attacks, a spike […]
What does an Erdogan-Assad rapprochement mean for Syrian Kurds?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stepped up his efforts to normalize relations with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad whom he labeled as a “terrorist” at the onset of the Syrian civil war in 2011. Now, Erdogan desperately seeks a rapprochement with Assad. Should Syrian Kurds be worried about a potential reconciliation between both neighboring countries […]
Kurdish Oil Production: An Overview of Daily Outputs and Key Industry Players

Introduction The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is a region rich in oil and natural gas resources. Since the early 2000s, the Kurdish oil industry has grown significantly, transforming the economic landscape of the area and positioning it as a critical player in the global energy market. This article delves into the daily production of […]
The Kurdish Population in the Middle East: An Overview

Introduction The Kurds are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Middle East without a state of their own. With an estimated population of 30 to 40 million people, they predominantly inhabit a region often referred to as “Kurdistan,” which spans across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. This article explores the demographic […]
Tehran-Washington Tensions

The US is in retreat and Saudi Arabia has been left weaker than ever before as a result of the games it has been playing with the Kurds. From the moment Massoud Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, called his referendum, it was obvious which group of countries would form a coalition to nip […]
The Dim Future of Kurdistan

The question of independence is a heated discussion topic in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), claims that the defeat of the Islamic State will change the map of Iraq and the Middle East and offer Kurds an opportunity to declare their own state. Setting aside questions […]