Political September 16, 2014 U.S. airstrike targets ISIS near Baghdad The United States conducted an airstrike against Islamic State (IS) Monday near Baghdad, NBC News reported. (Ekurd.net) Erbil and Baghdad agreed to change civilian airport to military: official Erbil: A Kurdish official in Iraqi Kurdistan's Kirkuk city said Iraqi Ministry of Defense and KRG Ministry of Peshmerga have accorded to change Kirkuk civilian airport to a military one. (Ekurd.net) Peshmerga forces approach eastern side of Mosul and ISIS leaves it dead and wounded behind Erbil: A Kurdish security source in Mosul revealed on Tuesday, that Peshmerga forces have made a remarkable progress after liberating several areas eastern Mosul city, indicating that the elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) who were forced to flee towards Mosul, leaving dozens dead and wounded behind. (shafaaq.com) Peshmerga forces clear 10 farming villages in the vicinity of Qara Tepa from ISIS A local official said that Peshmerga forces launched a security operation in the vicinity of Qara Tepa sub-district as a part of comprehensive operation from the western side of Hemrin, and managed to clear 10 farming villages from the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (IS). (shafaaq.com) September 17, 2014 Minister of Peshmerga discusses with representatives of seven countries ways to confront the IS militants Erbil: Peshmerga Ministry of KRG announced on Monday that it held a meeting with representatives from seven countries, under the supervision of Mustafa Sayid Qadir, Minister of Peshmerga, and the Lt. Gen. (ninanews.com) KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani visits front lines Erbil: KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on Monday visited Peshmerga forces on the front lines at Khazer and Zertek with Dr. Rosch Shaways, Commander of the Khazer front. (krg.org) September 18, 2014 ISIS no threat to Erbil: Peshmerga official Erbil: Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) militants currently pose no threat to Kurdistan capital Erbil, as Peshmerga forces continue to drive Islamist fighters out of Iraq s autonomous Kurdish region, a Peshmerga official said. (Ekurd.net)
Peshmerga forces regain three villages between Zumar and Sinjar, killing tens of the IS elements in an air strike east of Mosul. (ninanews.com) September 19, 2014 Iraqi PM Abadi arrives in Kurdistan to meet Jalal Talabani Sleimaniya: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi arrived to Suleimaniya city in Kurdistan Region this afternoon. Reports from Sleimaniya said "Abadi headed upon his arrival to the residence of former President Jalal Talabani to meet him." (Ekurd.net) French President gives his agreement to launch air strikes against the IS in Iraq Baghdad: French President Francois Hollande announced on Thursday that he gave his approval to launch air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, explaining that France would not send troops on the ground. (Ninanews.com) Peshmerga: Our troops advancing toward Sinjar supported by American planes Mosul: A source in the Ministry of Peshmerga announced on Thursday the continuation of clashes between Peshmerga forces and militants of the Islamic state (IS), while US air forces killed dozens of IS militants. (Ekurd.net) China to open Consulate General in Erbil Erbil: KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received Thursday Tan Banglin, envoy from China's Foreign Ministry appointed to be the first Chinese Consul General in the Kurdistan Region. (krg.org) September 20, 2014 Demonstrations in Erbil and Sleimaniya to support Syrian Kurdistan's Kobani city Erbil/Sleimaniya: Thousands of people emerged Saturday to demonstrate in Kurdistan region in support of the Kurdish town of Kobani in Syrian Kurdistan region, which suffering from Islamic State IS militants. (Rudaw.net) Iraqi PM Abadi: I will issue "difficult" decisions to resolve the problems with KRG Sleimaniya: Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi stressed on Friday that he would take "difficult" decisions for resolving the problems with KRG, calling on KRG for similar position and taking similar decisions. (Basnews.net) Peshmerga forces ready to support Kurds in Syrian Kurdistan will head to Kobani Erbil: Peshmerga forces have announced that they are ready to help their brethren across Syria, who has faced fierce attacks from Islamic State (IS) militants in recent days. (Basnews.com) Islamic State gives ultimatum to Kurds from Mosul Mosul: Islamic State (IS) militants handed down new orders to the residents of Mosul, limiting travel within the city and demanding more residents leave. (Basnews.com)
Germany announces arrival of a number of military experts to Kurdistan Erbil: German government announced arrival of a number of military experts to Erbil, in order to train Peshmerga forces to use German weapons, also announced that the German army is preparing to send the first shipment of weapons to Kurdistan region. (Ekurd.net) September 21, 2014 Mosul: American fighter jets bomb Sinjar district, killing a number of Islamic State militants, according to a source in Peshmerga forces. (ninanews.com) Peshmerga ministry: No forces have been sent to Syrian Kurdistan Erbil: Ministry of Peshmerga of KRG has revealed that no forces have been sent to Syrian Kurdistan yet. The Ministry also announced that Peshmerga forces are ready to move to Syrian Kurdistan to defend Kurdish cities from the Islamic State (IS) militants at a moment s notice.. (Basnews.com) Kurds head four parliamentary committees Baghdad: Kurdistan Alliance announced that they will head four parliamentary committees and now are negotiating for one more. Bêstun Adel, MP of Kurdistan Alliance said Kurdistan Alliance will head four parliamentary committees that are Oil and Energy, Education, Health and Regions, and it is still negotiating to get either Legal or Relations committee (iraqinews.com) Kurds ask for head of Iraqi National Intelligence Service post in Baghdad Baghdad: A Kurdish MP in Baghdad has demanded that the post of Head of Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) must be given to Kurds, according to the result of the latest election in Iraq. (Basnews.com) September 22, 2014 Peshmerga forces receiving western training Erbil: Peshmerga forces have begun receiving training from western allies including the US, as they seek to beef up their capabilities against the Islamic State militant group, a top Kurdish security official said Monday. (Ekurd.net) Jabbar Yawar: 7 countries with America provided aid to Kurdistan Erbi: Secretary General of Ministry of Peshmerga, Let. Gen. Jabbar Yawar declared that "7 countries with the United States have provided various aids to the Kurdistan region," adding that if any part of Kurdistan needed help of the Peshmerga forces, they are ready to help to counter terrorism. (ninanews.com) There are 300 US military advisors in Kurdistan Region: official Erbil: Peshmerga Ministry Spokesman Halgurd Hikmat said there are more than 300 US military advisors in Kurdistan Region to train the region s forces to use weapons from the US in the fight against the militants of the Islamic State (IS). (Kurdpress.ir)
Intelligence chief in Kurdistan: ISIS collects six million dollars a day in Iraq and Syria Erbil: Intelligence chief in Kurdistan region, Masrour Barzani said that "terrorist" of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria collects daily up to six million dollars through the sale of oil and collect taxes from residents that they have seized in Syria or Iraq. (shafaaq.com) September 23, 2014 Demonstrators in Erbil demanding UN to provide international protection for Syrian Kurds Erbil: Hundreds of Syrian Kurdish citizens demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the UN office in Erbil, calling for international intervention to protect Syrian Kurdistan region (Rojava), in particular Kobani city, which is encircled by the Islamic State (IS). (Ekurd.net) Peshmerga forces liberate several villages in Nineveh Plain Erbil: A well acquainted source in Peshmerga forces announced liberation of several nearby villages and areas of Nineveh plain. (ninanews.com) September 24, 2014 Barzani urges immediate action by Baghdad to aid huge refugee influx in Kurdistan Duhok: Iraqi government must intervene immediately to aid hundreds of thousands of war refugees who have settled in the autonomous Kurdistan Region, Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani warned. (Rudaw.net) Hakim asserts to the Kurdish parties in Erbil the seriousness of the government of Al-Abadi to end the differences between Iraq and Kurdistan. (Ekurd.net) September 25, 2014 Act of retaliation: ISIS militants blow up 90 Yazidi's houses in Sinjar In response to the increased air strikes by the United States and its allies both in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State militants have begun to retaliate by blowing up houses of Yazidi Kurds in Sinjar. (ezidipress.com) KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani to visit Turkey this week Erbil: KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani will visit Turkey this week to meet with high officials of the Turkish government. The battle against the Islamic State militants will be one of the main topics during his visit. (Basnews.com) September 26, 2014 IS destroys the oldest church in Iraq Tikrit: In a continuation of brutal destruction of heritage sites by the Islamic State of Iraq and
Sham (ISIS), the IS has destroyed the oldest Christian church in Iraq, which is located in Tikrit, Salahaddin province. (Ekurd.net) September 27, 2014 Kurdish MP rules out the return of the Kurds to Baghdad before Eid al-adha Baghdad: The leading figure of the Kurdistan Alliance, MP Mohsen Sadoun ruled out resolving the issues of security ministers and returning of Kurdish ministers to the federal government before Eid Al-Adha. (Ekurd.net) Britain join US-led coalition against Islamic State London: British Parliament approved participation in the U.S.-led air strikes, setting the stage for Britain to wage its first military campaign since taking part in air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya in 2011. (Ekurd.net) Islamic State puts its flags on the civilian s houses in Iraq after strikes escalate Baghdad: MP of al-iraqiya coalition from Salahaddin province, Mishan Al-Jubouri said on Saturday that the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) began a new strategy through putting their black flags on the houses of civilians in areas that they control, after air strikes have increased by Iraqi army and the international coalition led by the United States. (Shafaaq.com) September 28, 2014 IS blow up KDP headquarters northern Mosul and "al-sahaba shrine Mosul: The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) bombed a religious shrine and the headquarters of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Fadiliyah village within Bashiqa district northern Mosul. (Ekurd.net) The Kurds are waiting practical steps from Abadi to participate in the government Baghdad: The leading figure of Kurdistan, former MP Mahmoud Othman said "The Kurds are waiting for practical steps from Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi towards the demands of the Kurds so as the Kurdish ministers participate in the government. (Ekurd.net) Clashes getting heavier in Sinjar Sinjar: Clashes erupted between Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas and Islamic State (IS) militants in and around the village of Digure in Sinjar town in northwest Iraq Saturday night. (Ekurd.net) UAE pledges to spend Dh14.6 million on aiding Syrian refugees in Jordan and Iraq's Kurdistan region New York: Syrian refugees in Jordan and Iraq's Kurdistan region will be provided with healthcare, education and job opportunities after UAE Ministry of International Cooperation and
Development signed a deal with the International Rescue Committee. (Ekurd.net) Economy September 23, 2014 UK Business Delegates to Visit Kurdistan Region A delegation of Britain s top businessmen is to fly to Erbil on September 23 rd on a trade mission designed to show the UK s continuing support for the resilience of the Kurdistan Region in the fields of infrastructure, society and economy. (Basnews.com) KRG PM: We have no objection in the participation of SOMO in selling oil, Abdul Mahdi gave us hope Duhok: KRG PM, Nechirvan Barzani said that his government does not object to the supervision of the Iraqi National Oil marketing company SOMO on the sale of the region s oil, in what was described by the current Minister of Oil, Adel Abdul Mahdi as an old friend, who gives hope to solve the problems and differences of oil between Erbil and Baghdad. (shafaaq.com) September 24, 2014 Private Security firms on the rise in Kurdistan Sleimaniya: Private Security companies are on the rise in the Kurdistan Region, along with the number of foreign businesses steadily growing over the past decade. More than 50 security companies currently are operating in Kurdistan, with over 1,000 trained employees, said Huner Khoshnaw, who run a private security firm in Suleimaniya. (Rudaw.net)