Why Iraq’s election matters
It is the fifth parliamentary vote since Saddam Hussein was swept from power by the 2003 US-led invasion and the first election since ISIS was routed last year.
UN confirms civilians displaced from Afrin are prevented from going home
The United Nations has confirmed reports that civilians displaced from Afrin during Turkey’s military operation against the Kurdish canton have been prevented from returning home.
Turkey slowly implementing demographic change in Afrin
There are already signs in Afrin that Turkey is upending the long-established Kurdish demographics of the region by resettling displaced Syrians from across the country in place of Kurds uprooted by Operation Olive Branch.
Iraqi Candidates Hope for Election Win by Anti-Kurdistan Mottos
Iraqi candidates are attempting to win in the upcoming parliamentary election by saying mottos against the Kurdistan Region, said an MP in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
US Secretary of State Designate slams Turkey for assault on Afrin, hails Kurdish partners fighting Islamic State
CIA Director Mike Pompeo strongly criticized Turkey’s assault on the Kurdish canton of Afrin, while he hailed America’s Kurdish-led partners in fighting the Islamic State in Syria.
