The leader of the Iranian-backed Shia militia Asaib Ahl al-Haq has welcomed the shooting down of the Israeli fighter jet by the Syrian regime on Saturday, calling it a “great change” in the balance of power.
German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen inaugurated the first phase of a planned private Peshmerga hospital in Erbil.
According to Transparency International’s Corruption Index, Iraq ranks among the most corrupt countries in the world: 166 out of 176.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State explained that on his visit to Baghdad and Erbil earlier this week, he had urged both parties to reach agreement on the issues that now divide them.
The Kurdistan Region Parliament on Tuesday held a session to condemn Turkish military offensive on the Kurdish Afrin Canton in Rojava.
Norwegian lawmaker Himanshu Gulati has nominated the forces of the Kurdish Peshmerga for the Nobel Peace Prize for their contributions in the fight against "the greatest enemy of humanity."
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