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)

Hitchhiking Dohuk to Akre, Hitchhiking in Iraqi Kurdistan

I made three major trips Hitchhiking in Iraq but asked for a ride several times both in Erbil and in Dohuk to people who I randomly met on the street or asked for directions. After traveling in Iraqi Kurdistan for a couple of days using shared taxis, private taxis and buses, I decided to try