With the likely passage of the Kurdish Indpendence referendum st for September 25th, Tehran Times reported that “Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, made a rare visit to Ankara where he met with…
According to the Jersualem Post, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his support for an indepependent Kurdistan to a group of 33 visiting US congressmen. Israel’s support for an independent Kurdistan is no secret, yet it has been relegated until recently…
The Turkish government continued to pound Southern Kurdistan, which is located in Northern Iraq. According to Rudaw, the Turkish military has been increasing bombardments in the area since Friday. The Turkish government claims it is only targeting PKK terrorists,…
As the Kurdistan Regional Government’s September 25th referendum on independence fast approaches, Baghdad has begun to warn the KRG that it is willing to us force to keep Iraq unified. Iraqi Defense Minister Irfan al-Hayali said the following while…
With the following statement the US has appeared to backtrack on their support for an independent Kurdish State in Northern Iraq. “We think that under the Iraqi constitution, there’s an important process of dialogue that has to take place,…