Iraqi government refused to recognize contracts of foreign Oil companies operating in Kurdistan

Article from: “Kurdistan Halts Oil Exports ” by Timothy Williams on NYTimes October 12, 2009 | Photo: Azad Lashkari/Reuters The semi autonomous Kurdish region has reopened a rift with the central government after announcing that it had halted all petroleum exports from Kurdistan until Baghdad pays the international companies that are pumping oil in the

Kurdish-Arab relations in Iraq under critical moments

By Michael Knights | Monday, October 12, 2009 | in Lebanon Daily Star The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Parliament elected in July convened for the first time on August 20, ushering in a new political era in Iraqi Kurdistan. While the bloc including the long-dominant Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)

The US is failing Iraq's Kurds

In The Guardian, Tuesday 31 March 2009 12.17 BST Tensions between Baghdad and Kurdistan are on the rise. An attack on a Kurdish funeral that killed 30 in the disputed territory of Khanaqin provided a stark reminder to President Obama that all will not be well until the US plays peacemaker between age-old enemies, Arab

Turkey pulls out troops of Iraqi Kurdistan but says more raids possible

In The Guardian, Saturday 1 March 2008 | Photo: Mustafa Ozer/AFP Turkey yesterday withdrew thousands of its troops from northern Iraq after an eight-day operation to hunt down and wipe out Kurdish guerrilla forces, calming fears of wider regional instability. Hoshiyar Zebari, Iraq’s foreign minister, confirmed that the first big Turkish cross-border ground offensive in

Turkish forces enter northern Iraq

In The Guardian, Friday 22 February 2008 | Photo: Reuters The Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani, today told Turkey not to “violate” the country after Turkish troops entered northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels. Several hundred troops – some reports claimed thousands – crossed the border after fighter jets and heavy artillery bombed Kurdistan Workers’ party

Turkish troops freed to head off attack on Iraqi Kurdistan

In The Guardian, Monday 5 November 2007 | Photo: EPA Eight Turkish soldiers captured last month by Kurdish rebels were freed yesterday in an attempt to divert Ankara from attacking northern Iraq. The soldiers’ release occurred on the eve of a visit to Washington by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, which was expected