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International · Sulaymaniyah

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Coverage: 7 sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -An unidentified drone attack killed a member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and injured another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah on Saturday, security sources and local officials said, the first attack of its kind in months. (Reporting by Muayad Hameed Saudi; Editing by Aidan Lewis)See the Story

Kurds · Sulaymaniyah

Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky’s imprisonment extended by 6 months - Committee to Protect Journalists

Coverage: 2 sources

Sulaymaniyah, July 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled that Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky will remain in prison for an additional six months following a decision by Iraq’s Duhok misdemeanor court. CPJ reiterates its call for Baroshky’s immediate release. On June 28, 2025, Baroshky’s lawyer, Reving Yaseen, informed CPJ that the court had reactivated a previously suspended six-month sentence from December 2021, citing a vi…See the Story

Erdogan · Sulaymaniyah

Between History and Strategy: Erdoğan, Öcalan, and the Three-Nation Vision

On July 11, 2025, a small band of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas gathered at the mouth of Jasana Cave near Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq for a ceremony few imagined possible. Clad in fatigues, thirty fighters – men and women – solemnly placed their AK-47 rifles and bandoliers into a large metal cauldron and set them aflame The flames that consumed these weapons symbolized the end of a 40-year armed insurgency that had cost over 40,000…Read Article

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Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, July 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to investigate and hold to account the officers who arrested and severely assaulted four journalists in Iraq’s Kurdish region over the past week. “The arrest, abuse, and intimidation of journalists in Iraq’s Kurdish region are deeply concerning and reflect a broader pattern of hostility toward press freedom,” said Sara Qudah, CPJ’s regional director…Kurds · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

The Child Brides of Iraq

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

At this year’s Sulaimani Forum, hosted by the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), it was disheartening to hear Zahra al-Sadr of the Al-Hikma Movement, a Shiite political bloc with roots in Iraq’s clerical establishment, defend child marriage on a public stage. She claimed that Shiites conceive of what she called “early marriage” as a cultural issue. “We don’t approach the topic with propaganda or a view that directly opposes the idea.…Sulaymaniyah · SulaymaniyahRead Article

Delegation to attend the PKK ceremony heads to Sulaymaniyah

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The delegation, which came to Hewlêr (Erbil) in South Kurdistan to observe the statement to be made by a group of guerrillas following Abdullah Öcalan’s call, has set off towards the city of Sulaymaniyah, where the ceremony will take place. The delegation is traveling in vehicles provided by the administration of the Federal Kurdistan Region and will be taken to the designated area in Sulaymaniyah where the ceremony is to be held. No technical e…Sulaymaniyah · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

KCK: Journalists will not be able to attend ceremony in South Kurdistan due to security reasons

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The KCK Information Office issued a statement regarding the ceremony that will be organized in South Kurdistan (Başûrê Kurdistan) by guerrillas. The statement, which informed that the previously planned arrangements for media outlets and journalists had changed, reads as follows: "Due to the changing security situation, the details regarding the ceremony planned to take place in Sulaymaniyah had to be revised quickly. The ceremony will proceed a…Sulaymaniyah · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

Turkey extends flight ban on Sulaymaniyah

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Turkish state has extended its flight ban on the international airport in the Sulaymaniyah province of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) once again. The ban, which was set to expire on Sunday, will remain in force until October 6 for the time being. Flights to and from Sulaymaniyah, one of the largest cities in southern Kurdistan, were first suspended in April 2023. At the time, the Turkish Foreign Ministry justified the flight ban with all…ISIS · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

The Special Forces Commander Explained the “Sack” Incident that Was Put on the Soldier’s Head; “I Didn’t Think He Would Do Something Treacherous!”

The special forces commander explained the “sack” incident that was put on the soldier’s head; “I didn’t think he would do something treacherous!”Türkiye · TurkeySee the Story

YRK Announces the Death of Three Female Guerrillas

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

The East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) announced the deaths of three female fighters. According to a statement by the YRK on Sunday, Ararat Bawer, Stêra Sîser, and Tara Hewram were martyred on 3 July 2024 in the Asos Mountain east of Sulaymaniyah “while carrying out a revolutionary mission.” No further details about the circumstances of their deaths were given. [album=21143]         The YRK obituary for the three female guerrillas states the fol…Sulaymaniyah · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

Bafel Talabani meets with the UN Special Representative for Iraq

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Bafel Jalal Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), welcomed Dr Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, in Dabashan, Sulaymaniyah. The meeting focused on political and security developments in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and the wider region, underscoring the importance of safeguarding the highest interests. Regarding the ongoing conflict in the region, Talabani affirmed …United Nations · SulaymaniyahSee the Story

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