The Kurdistan Region’s Department of Counter-Terrorism on Saturday revealed they had foiled an Islamic State (IS) attack planned in western Kirkuk. In a statement, the Kurdistan Region Security Council’s (KRSC) Counter-Terrorism Department said they foiled IS’ plans to launch “terror attacks” in the Kirkuk area. The statement added that after …
Read More »Political Agreemen In Parallel to Military Campaign, Masrour Barzani
Masrour Barzani says political crises may appear again if the underlying issues that existed in Nineveh province are not addressed. In a meeting with Ambassador Ekkehard Brose, the German Envoy for Crisis Prevention and Stabilization, the Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region’s Security Council Masrour Barzani reitrated on the importance of …
Read More »Masrour Barzani: We Are Forced To Be Iraqis
The Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region’s Security Council expresses concern over an US administration ban on Iraqi people, which also includes visitors from Kurdistan. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on banning people from seven Muslim countries to enter the United States. The Kurds, which have been a …
Read More »A Terrorist Group Arrested in West Kirkuk, KRSC
The Kurdistan Region’s Security Council said on Tuesday that a group of six ISIS terrorists have been arrested in a special operation in a village on west the city of Kirkuk on January 30th night. The group, affiliated to the self-proclaimed Islamic State, had planned attacks in Kirkuk and Dubiz …
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