Iraq Kurdistan

Silhouetted Supporter of Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada armed faction (member of the Hashed al-Shaabi / Popular Mobilisation Forces or PMF) hold a flag during a solidarity stand against the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and Palestine near the Great Mosque ( not in veiw) of Mosul in the city of Mosul, Iraq.

Popular Mobilization Forces

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Iraq weighs new ministry to bring militias under state control

A proposed Iraqi security ministry would bring the Iran-backed PMF and other forces under a single structure amid growing international pressure

Adel Al-Nawab

22 May, 2026

A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan stands while holding a machine gun at a mountain base in Khalifan near Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on March 12, 2026.

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How did US weapons intended for Iranian Kurds disappear?

The New Arab Staff

08 May, 2026

Peace process stalls amid Turkey-PKK tensions

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Turkey-PKK peace process stalls amid disarmament dispute

Zaid Salim

07 May, 2026

An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric-fighter from the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/PMU), holds his rifle in an area after the reported liberation of Tal Afar Airport in western Mosul, on November 20, 2016

Iraq

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Deadly strikes in Iraq blamed on US and Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

24 March, 2026

This picture taken on January 26, 2019 shows journalists filming outside the departure lounge and control tower of Sulaymaniyah International Airport

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Turkey flights to Iraq's Sulaimaniyah resume after ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 November, 2025

New Generation Movement leader Shaswar Abdulwahid in Sulaymaniyah

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Iraqi Kurdish police arrest opposition leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

13 August, 2025

Iraqi Kurdish carrier "Zagrosjet"

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Drone downed near Iraq airport hosting US troops: Kurd forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 July, 2025

PARK OF FREEDOM, SULAYMANIYAH, KURDISTAN, IRAQ

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Iraqi Kurds protest power cuts, one killed: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 July, 2025

PKK in Daqoq

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

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PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

01 July, 2025

Turkish opposition Party delegation meets with Kurdish leaders in Iraq [Getty]

Kurdish militants

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Turkish opposition party meets with Kurdish PKK leader in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 February, 2025

Farmers work a sapling at the Sarchinar tree nursery in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah

Iraq

Environment and Climate

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Pine to pomegranate: Saving Iraq Kurdistan's vanishing forests

The New Arab

05 October, 2024

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DNO shuts oil output as Baghdad orders Turkish export halt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 March, 2023

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Mystery surrounds who owns helicopters that crashed in IKR

Dana Taib Menmy

20 March, 2023

krg cabinet

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Political rivalry paralyses IKR's cabinet and parliament

Dana Taib Menmy

09 March, 2023

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Iraqi Kurds bury activist killed in racist Paris attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

05 January, 2023

miz camp

Kurds

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Iraqi Kurdish film festival brings cinema to refugee camps

Lyse Mauvais

16 December, 2022

Iran

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Iran detains journalist who interviewed Mahsa Amini's father

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

04 November, 2022

Turkey in Iraq

Iraq

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Turkish base in northern Iraq targeted in rocket attack

The New Arab Staff

09 October, 2022

Analysis - Illustration - Turkey/Iraqi Kurdistan

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Was Turkey seriously considering annexing Iraqi Kurdistan?

Paul Iddon

01 September, 2022

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Iraq Kurd protesters tear-gassed, MPs detained

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 August, 2022

Zakho attack by Turkey

Iraq

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Iraq vows to defend itself after Turkish shelling kills 9

Dana Taib Menmy

21 July, 2022