New United States consulate will be built in Erbil, Kurdistan

Douglas Silliman, the United States ambassador to Iraq, has announced that the U.S. will be constructing a new consulate structure in Erbil, Kurdistan. The announcement was made alongside Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani who expressed his vehement support of the expansion. The United States presently has an existing consulate compound within the city of Erbil but […]

Iraq criticizes United States for supplying financial aid to the Kurdish Peshmerga

Once again the United States is stepping up to handle the salaries of the Peshmerga despite Iraqi criticism and their apparent inability or unwillingness to do it themselves. The United States will be giving the Ministry of Peshmerga approximately $365 million this year over several installments. The ministry confirmed they have received the first on and […]

Prime Minister Barzani discusses Kurdistan and the world at hand

Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government, has expressed that relations between Kurdistan and Iran are in good standing and that the KRG is eager to resume flights between the two. During a press conference last week the Prime Minister said, “We are happy with the restart of flights between Tehran, Erbil and Sulaimani. […]

The old guard does not want new political parties forming in Kurdistan

As politicians prepare to begin campaigning for a chance to be chosen for a seat in Iraq’s parliament in Kurdistan and future elections, many have strong feeling towards the current state of affairs in the nation. Mala Bakhtiar, a high-ranking member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan political party, believes that the PUK and KDP […]

Iraqi Prime Minister denies Turkish military incursion

 Haider al-Abadi, Iraq’s prime Minister, has demanded that the PKK militant’s within Kurdistan’s borders cease and desist all attacks against Turkey. He made it clear that the constitution of Iraq forbids a group or collective from threatening another country’s national security, especially from within Iraq. He also insisted that the Turkish military had not entered […]

Kirkuk residents flee their homes in fear of ISIS resurgence

Kirkuk residents are fleeing their homes in the belief that the Islamic State will re-emerge due to the lack of security forces in the region. Residents say that Islamic State militants infiltrate their villages during the night to procure food and supplies, threatening villagers lives and forcing them to flee. For those that refuse to […]

Russia and Iraqi-Kurdistan discuss the future

Russian ambassador Maksim Maksimov and Erbil’s consul general, Victor Simakov, attended a meeting with Kurdistan’s Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, recently to discuss economic relations. Officials from Gazprom, a major Russian energy company, attended the meeting as well. Director general Sergei Petrov who is the lead authority in Erbil for the company was the delegate elected by the company […]

SDF and Iraq may fight ISIS side by side

The Kurdish comprised Syrian Democratic Forces are considering conducting joint anti-terror operations with Iraqi military forces in Syria. The Islamic State is supposedly reemerging around the Euphrates River valley that runs the two countries shared border. The Islamic State is also beginning to use sleeper cell based insurgency tactics to strike at security forces with increasing […]

KRG has little hope for Kirkuk elections

Members of the Kurdish Regional government are doubtful that their presence in Kirkuk will be reinforced by votes due to the absence of a Kurdish presence in the region. Others believe that due to the increase in Shiite influence in Kirkuk will lead to corruption. Head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s Kirkuk branch, Mohammed Othman said, “Kurds […]

Ukraine’s Minister of Defense addresses Russian troop movement at the border

In response to Russian troops gathering at it’s border, Ukraine‘s Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak stated the following to local media, “The continuation of aggressive actions in eastern Ukraine is quite anticipated. Moreover, there is a probability that the conflict will escalate into the Kremlin’s full-scale aggression. This is the truth that destroys the illusion regarding […]

Why we need access to ‘assault weapons’ and modern firearms

First and foremost I’m not here to belittle anyone or their views, I won’t be calling anyone “snowflake” or “libtard”; I find such things extremely distasteful and they seriously detract from having a meaningful discussion between opposing viewpoints. Rather than just throwing memes at each other, I believe in having a rational discourse. Please lend […]

Peshmerga will return to Kirkuk and work with Iraqi forces

As the Islamic State increases their frequency of terror attacks in Kirkuk, the Iraqi Army will soon reluctantly be conducting joint security operations with the Kurdish Peshmerga thanks to pressure from the United States led coalition. High ranking Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) official, Rawand Mullah Mahmood, made it known that the United States is encouraging […]