Posts Tagged: Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish Leader Says He Fears Islamic State Comeback in Iraq
A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that Islamic State is trying to make a comeback after an uptick in attacks in...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: With the Peshmerga, on the Front Line in the Battle for Mosul
Editor's note: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s documentary, "Peshmerga," was an Official Selection at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. He and his team are back in Iraqi Kurdistan,...
Iraqi Christian Bishops: We Are in the Process of Disappearing
JNS.org - Despite finding temporary refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan in the wake of the invasion by jihadists from the Islamic State in Iraq and...
Christian Aid Groups Assisting Iraqi Christians Fleeing ISIS
JNS.org - Christian Solidarity International (CSI), a U.S.-based Christian humanitarian organization, has teamed up with the Iraqi-based Assyrian Christian group Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO)...
Iraqi PM Meets With Kurdish Leaders
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the northern semi-autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan over the weekend. Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, greeted...
Pro-US Iraqi Kurds Reach Deal with PM al-Maliki
Times of Israel - Just six months ago, Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, was buzzing. Walking through the streets of...
Gaza Flotilla Apology May Have Ramifications Beyond Israel-Turkey Relations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed Israeli policy last Friday, offering an apology to the Turkish people for the deaths of nine Turkish citizens aboard...
Overthrowing Saddam Hussein Was the Right Move for the US and Its Allies
Overthrowing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003 achieved important American strategic objectives. Our broad international coalition accomplished its military mission with low casualties and great...
