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With a crumbling economy, rampant corruption and unpaid salaries, Iraqi Kurdistan's woes are intricately linked to the wider problems the country faces as a whole.
In-depth: With economic woes exacerbated by Covid-19 and the KRG's heavy-handed response to public anger, protests are expected to re-emerge in the future.
'One dead' in Iraq protests, police shut TV station
Demonstrations against the Kurdish regional government (KRG) and the region's main parties have broken out in recent days over months of public sector pay cuts and delayed wages.
Iraq Report: Kurd-on-Kurd violence as protesters clash with police
Kurd-on-Kurd violence intensifies between the PKK and the KRG, while Iraq's October Revolution is being revived and continued.
Bankrupt Kurdistan is no longer 'the other Iraq'
Comment: The Kurdistan region of Iraq has hit rock bottom. What was once a promising 'other Iraq' is now a politically and financially bankrupt ...
The Iraq Report: Raising of LGBT flag sparks outcry
The colourful LGBT flag was raised in Baghdad to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, prompting praise but mostly backlash online and in the halls of Iraqi power.
Press freedom activists condemn Iraqi-Kurdish authorities' arrest of journalists
The Iraqi Kurdish authorities are attempting to 'stamp out news coverage that makes the government uncomfortable' by arresting reporters ...
The significance of Qasem Soleimani's assassination
Qasem Soleimani's death has shocked the Middle East, but it might ultimately prove a more symbolic blow to Iran rather than a strategic one, ...
Iraqi demonstrators face live fire as protests persist
A group of protesters tried to cross a bridge in Baghdad but were met with live rounds from security forces as anti-government demonstrations ...
The Iraq Report: Joint Turkey-Iran offensive against Kurds commences
This week, Turkey attempts to terminate the PKK threat emanating from Iraq, Kurdish factions elect Nechirvan Barzani and Shia clerics mobilise ...
Iraq's Kurdish parliament elects first woman speaker
During the Iraqi-Kurdish parliament's first session since the September polls, deputies chose Vala Farid from former regional leader Massud ...
The Iraq Report: Iran critics assassinated
This week's round-up of under-reported news from Iraq focuses on violence faced by those who dare call for an end to Iran's influence in Iraq.
Iraqi forces deploy in Kirkuk amid Kurdish flag dispute
Iraq's counter-terrorism chief gave President Barham Saleh's PUK until noon on Friday to lower the red, white, green and yellow flag of ...
The Iraq Report: A year of instability, chaos, corruption
The last of our regular round-ups from Iraq tackles the highs and lows of 2018.
Our fortnightly round-up from Iraq features Baghdad refusing to comply with any sanctions imposed on Tehran by Washington because 'the Trump ...
Ruling KDP leads in Kurdistan election, early polls say
The ruling KDP is far ahead in the vote, with its junior coalition partner the PUK earning less than half its votes so far.
Iraq elects Kurd as president, designates new prime minister
Barham Saleh, a 58-year-old moderate, has served both as Iraqi deputy premier and Kurdish prime minister.
Kurdish parties compete over Iraq presidency for first time
With parliament summoned to elect a new Iraqi president, the Kurds' two historic parties are for the first time contesting the post which is ...
Iraqi Kurds head to the polls for new parliament
Early polls indicate that turnout is down considerable for the vote, which comes a year after Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly backed an independence ...
Unease brews as Iraqi Kurds brace for crucial election
Comment: A year after the independence referendum, Iraq's Kurds will need to show unity in order to cement their leverage in Baghdad, writes ...
The Iraq Report: Changing of guard won't change Iraq
Our fortnightly round-up from Iraq features more on the new premier, Adel Abdul Mahdi, who has close ties to both Iran and the United States.
Iraqi Kurds to elect new parliament after referendum 'backfire'
Barzani's still-dominant Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) will face established rivals, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the ...
The Iraq Report: Basra rages on; Iran doubles down
Our fortnightly round-up from Iraq features the latest from the anti-corruption protests, and Tehran attempting to bolster its influence while ...
Campaigning begins for Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary vote
The election is not expected to change the political map in Kurdistan, experts say, but could shed light on the divisions that emerged after ...
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