Kendal Nezan: "Borders of the Middle East should be redesigned"


Kendal Nezan: "Borders of the Middle East should be redesigned"Friday, 6 October, 2017 , 17:36

Lefigaro - by Thierry Oberlé

The president of the Kurdish Institute of Paris urges France to accompany the march of Iraqi Kurdistan towards independence.


  

Death of Jalal Talabani


Death of Jalal Talabani Thursday, 5 October, 2017 , 18:12

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jalal Talabani on Tuesday 3 October in Berlin at the age of 83.


  

Erdogan says Turkey will soon close Iraq border and air space


Erdogan says Turkey will soon close Iraq border and air spaceThursday, 5 October, 2017 , 17:17

Middleeasteye.net

The Turkish president said the Iraqi Kurds had shown 'perfect ingratitude' over last week's independence referendum.


  

Pentagon stops paying peshmerga salaries amid Kurdish independence backlash


Pentagon stops paying peshmerga salaries amid Kurdish independence backlashThursday, 5 October, 2017 , 14:22

Al-monitor.com - Jack Detsch *

The US government has stopped paying Kurdish peshmerga fighters’ salaries after a yearlong agreement expired over the summer, and there are no current plans to renew it.


  

Washington must choose between Iraqi Kurds and Baghdad, a sectarian theocracy serving Iran


Washington must choose between Iraqi Kurds and Baghdad, a sectarian theocracy serving IranTuesday, 3 October, 2017 , 18:16

Huffingtonpost.com - By David L. Phillips

Nearly 93 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in the referendum on September 25. Now Washington faces a choice. The U.S. can either support the Iraqi Kurds who are staunch allies. Or it can back Iraq, a sectarian theocratic state acting as a proxy for Iran.


  

After Threat of War, Iraq and Kurds Lower the Temperature


After Threat of War, Iraq and Kurds Lower the TemperatureTuesday, 3 October, 2017 , 17:31

Nytimes.com - By ROD NORDLAND and DAVID ZUCCHINO

ERBIL, Iraq — The world could be excused for thinking that another war was about to break out in Iraq.


  

What Should Trump Do About the Kurds?


What Should Trump Do About the Kurds?Sunday, 1 October, 2017 , 15:08

Newsweek.com

On September 25, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum not only in its recognized territory, but also in ethnically-mixed areas of Iraq to which both it and the Iraqi government have laid claims.


  

KRG Council of Ministers statement on Baghdad's unconstitutional acts


KRG Council of Ministers statement on Baghdad's unconstitutional actsFriday, 29 September, 2017 , 18:08

Cabinet.gov.krd

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq - The Kurdistan Regional Government Council of Ministers held a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani to discuss the independence referendum held on September 25th.


  

Kurds must take their destiny into their own hands


Kurds must take their destiny into their own handsMonday, 25 September, 2017 , 17:26

Lemonde.fr | By Kendal NEZAN *

A people mistreated by history, survivors of massacres, deportations and genocidal campaigns of Saddam Hussein, organizes a referendum to peacefully express its aspirations.


  

Here’s why we Kurds deserve a country of our own


Here’s why we Kurds deserve a country of our ownFriday, 22 September, 2017 , 18:04

Washingtonpost.com | By Qubad Talabani

Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum is set for Monday. Our allies — the United States, Britain, France and the United Nations — keep calling on us to forgo the referendum and to engage, yet again, in negotiations with Iraq. We are grateful to our friends for their efforts, but the time has come for us to secure our own long-term security, prosperity and stability. The path is not clear, but we know it ends in Kurdistan’s independence — in the best-case scenario, by mutual agreement with Iraq.