Month: April 2022
180 posts
Iran Revolutionary Guards general unhurt after car shot at – IRNA
SULAIMANI — Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in restive southeastern Iran…
Interior minister says two PKK-linked groups behind attacks in Turkey
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu said two far-leftist groups with alleged links to the Kurdistan…
KDP Asayish stationed outside HDP office in Erbil: reporter
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A unit of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Asayish forces has been stationed near the…
Iran, Saudi Arabia resumed talks in Baghdad – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Rival regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after…
Iran refuses to abandon avenging Soleimani despite U.S. offers – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 U.S. killing of Quds Force Commander…
PKK attacks Turkish military base in northeast of Duhok – reporter
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters attacked a Turkish military base in northeast of Duhok…
Drone bombs foothills of Asos mountain in Kurdistan: official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A drone bombed the foothills of Asos Mountain in the Kurdistan Region on Friday, a…
Turkey summons Iraqi envoy over its military operation in Kurdistan
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday it had summoned the Iraqi charge d’affaires to…
Oil prices fall on growth concerns, Shanghai lockdown
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices extended losses on Friday, burdened by the prospect of interest rate hikes, weaker…
The struggle to save Kurdistan’s last Persian leopards – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Tying a camera trap around a tree trunk on Bamo mountain in the Kurdistan Region,…
Iraq’s water resources ‘down 50 percent’, says official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s water resources have plunged 50 percent since last year due to drought, low rainfall…
Iraqi military delegation arrives in Sinjar
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A high-level delegation from Iraq’s military arrived in Sinjar district on Thursday, according to state-owned…