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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:16:50 GMT
US Intel Chief: Iran Trying to Strengthen Ties with Kurdistan - Rudaw

US Intel Chief: Iran Trying to Strengthen Ties with Kurdistan
Rudaw
Therefore, Clapper concluded that, in Iraq, “It probably will continue efforts to strengthen ties to Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government.” Meanwhile, tensions between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his Sunni rivals and Kurds continue to be ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:07:26 GMT
Kurdish Scripts Found in Saddam's House - Rudaw

Globe and Mail

Kurdish Scripts Found in Saddam's House
Rudaw
SULAIMANI, Iraqi Kurdistan -- For nearly seven years, Zheen Center in Sulaimani has been trying to collect historical Kurdish scripts and handwritings that went missing during years of war and conflict. The center is trying to collect and safeguard ...
Always wanted to see Kurdistan? Here's your chanceGlobe and Mail
New Kurdish satellite TV station goes on airRapid tv news
From Twitter to Washington DCThe Manitoban
Today's Zaman -AINA (press release)
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:23:03 GMT
Kurds Seize on Iraqi Crisis to Advance Bid for Oil, Land - Wall Street Journal

Al-Arabiya

Kurds Seize on Iraqi Crisis to Advance Bid for Oil, Land
Wall Street Journal
By SAM DAGHER MOSUL, Iraq—Iraq's Kurds are using a contract with Exxon Mobil Corp. and a national political crisis to strengthen their region's control of resource-rich patches of disputed land, raising the stakes in a long-running standoff with the ...
Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi KurdsReuters
Third Annual Kurdish Youth Festival Meets New Levels of SuccessMidEastYouth.com
Syrian Kurds divided on international interventionAl-Arabiya
Rudaw -Alsumaria TV
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:54 GMT
Turkish Parliamentary Bill Aims to Freeze Terrorist Assets - Rudaw

Turkish Parliamentary Bill Aims to Freeze Terrorist Assets
Rudaw
Chairman of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Selahattin Demirtas and other Kurdish MPs arriving at the Turkish Parliament after ending a Parliamentary boycott. Photo AFP. ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan -- A bill introduced by a member of the Turkish ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:57:29 GMT
A Syrian Scorecard for Hillary Clinton - Right Side News

New York Times

A Syrian Scorecard for Hillary Clinton
Right Side News
The dominant group, approximately two thirds of the population are Sunni Muslims; 12 percent are Alawites; 9 percent are Kurds; 10 percent are various Christian sects (Arab Christians, Assyrians and Armenians); and the remainder are a hodgepodge of ...
Our Bloodstained HandsAntiwar.com

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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:14:13 GMT
Syrian Kurds gain power through unity - Kurdish Globe

The Daily Star

Syrian Kurds gain power through unity
Kurdish Globe
Syrian Kurdish politicians seek to unify their ranks and form centers of power to push their claims for international consideration by raising the profile of Syrian opposition groups. The Kurds in Syria strive for national recognition, ...
The Dilemma of National Identity in TurkeyInternational Affairs Review
Kurdish Ethnicity as a Heresy in TurkeyRudaw
Army: Turkey's Jets Bomb Kurdish Rebel Bases In IraqVoice of America (blog)
Sunday's Zaman -The Daily Star
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:52:23 GMT
Turkmen Divided Over Joining Kurdistan Cabinet - Rudaw

Turkmen Divided Over Joining Kurdistan Cabinet
Rudaw
“We are the second largest ethnicity in Kurdistan and won't accept just one ministry and a few directorate posts,” Maruf said. Maruf said the Kurds are the second largest ethnicity in Iraq but they have the post of the president.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:03:17 GMT
Iraqi Crisis Ebbs as Sunnis Return to Cabinet - Wall Street Journal

Al-Arabiya

Iraqi Crisis Ebbs as Sunnis Return to Cabinet
Wall Street Journal
Further complicating Mr. Nujaifi's strategy, the Kurds, the third major faction in Mr. Maliki's government, have their own agenda for the meeting. The Kurds are focused on safeguarding and expanding their current self-rule in Iraq's north.
Sunni-backed ministers end cabinet boycott but rifts remainAl-Arabiya

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:41:49 GMT
Kurdish political activist Kemal Burkay discloses list of PKK's executions - Today's Zaman

Today's Zaman

Kurdish political activist Kemal Burkay discloses list of PKK's executions
Today's Zaman
... in exile since the 1980 coup d'etat when he had to flee Turkey as a political asylum seeker, has joined other Kurdish politicians in sharing information on executions carried out by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of its own militants.

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:15:23 GMT
Kurds Welcome Reversal of Old Baathist Law - Rudaw

CTV.ca

Kurds Welcome Reversal of Old Baathist Law
Rudaw
... hope this will be a positive step toward the implementation of the constitutional Article 140 which is to solve disputes over territories such as Kirkuk by sending Arab families back to their original cities and resettling Kurds in the province.
Sunnis End Boycott of Iraqi Parliament, but Crisis RemainsNew York Times
The Maliki DilemmaThe National Interest Online
Sunni-backed bloc ends boycott of Iraq parliamentWashington Post
Aljazeera.com
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