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U.S. ‘outraged’ by Erbil rocket attack, Blinken says
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is “outraged” by a rocket…
PUK co-leader condemns rocket attack on Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani on Monday condemned a rocket…
Rockets fall in Erbil, killing civil contractor of Coalition forces
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A number of rockets fired toward the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil, on Monday night, wounding…
PUK condemns arrest of activists, party members in Duhok
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) denounced the detention of journalists, activists and members of…
Kurdish politician Rozh Nuri Shaways dies at age 74
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish politician Rozh Nuri Shaways died at the age of 74 in the Kurdistan Region’s…
PKK denies it killed 13 Turkish citizens in Kurdistan’s Gara region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Sunday denied that it had killed 13 Turkish citizens…
Three students infected with coronavirus in Kurdistan’s Kalar – official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Three students have been infected with the novel coronavirus in the Kurdistan Region’s city of…
Turkey announces completion of operation against PKK in northeast of Duhok
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish defense minister Hulusi Akar on Sunday announced the completion of the second phase of…
Change Movement fills three vacant positions; another resigns
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Change Movement (Gorran) on Saturday elected three new members of its Executive Body, while…
U.S. embassy says ‘saddened’ by PKK killing of Turkish soldiers in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S. Embassy to Turkey said it was “saddened” by the killing of three Turkish…
PUK office condemns detention of its member, others in Duhok
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Duhok condemned the detention of its member…
KRG minister says a number of COVID-19 cases recorded in schools
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Education Alan Hama Saeed said on Thursday that a few cases…