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Kurdish forces detained ISIS member in Chamchamal west of Sulaimani – Coalition
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish security forces have recently detained an Islamic State (ISIS) member in Chamchamal, west of…
U.N. says freedom of expression ‘increasingly curtailed’ in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Nations said on Wednesday freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region has been…
Region president stresses need to speed up coordination between Iraqi, Kurdish forces
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday condemned Islamic State (ISIS) attack on Peshmerga forces in…
Peshmerga ministry says ISIS militants reorganized due to ‘security vacuum’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga said on Wednesday Islamic State (ISIS) militants had reorganized…
Up to 200 hectares of lands burned in north of Sulaimani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Authorities said on Wednesday up to 2,000 dunams of lands (200 hectares) were burned in…
Kurdistan president calls for restrain as violence between Israel, Palestinians escalates
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday called for restraint and solution to the clashes…
ISIS militants attack Peshmerga forces in Kifri
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Islamic State (ISIS) militants attacked Peshmerga forces in Kifri district in Diyala province late on…
Iraq, Kurdistan Region announce Thursday as first day of Eid al-Fitr
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq and the Kurdistan Region announced on Tuesday that Thursday would be the first day…
British consulate says meeting with foreign diplomats shouldn’t be ‘a crime’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — British Consulate General in Erbil said on Tuesday that meeting between foreign diplomats, journalists and…
Kurdistan president condemns threats against Iraqi protesters, activists
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday condemned threats and attacks on Iraqi protesters and…
Over 120 people died in 850 car crashes in three months; Kurdistan seems to be in another war
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdish traffic police have recorded 850 car crashes in the Kurdistan Region in just…
U.S.-led Coalition provides new logistical aid to Peshmerga
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S.-led Coalition forces provided new logistical aid to the Peshmerga forces on Monday, Colonel…