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Tuesday, 24 October, 2017 Contained in the pages that follow is a report of a recent delegation visit to Iraqi Kurdistan that took place between 17th and 22nd July 2017. The delegation consisted of the Director of International for UNITE the Union and the Director of the Centre for Kurdish…
Friday, 10 March, 2017 The fate of Rojava/ the DFSNS following the Astana talks As the Syria conflict changes form following the Astana talks, the PYD and the DFSNS will be coming under pressure from different sides. Turkey is considering dismantling the PYD militarily but will be limited by domestic…
Friday, 10 March, 2017 With clashes in Sinjar between PKK and forces loyal to the KDP, and PUK forces making moves in Kirkuk, the spectre of internal conflict in the KRI raises its head. Deadly clashes in Sinjar resulting in several deaths have seriously escalated tensions within the KRI and…
Thursday, 26 January, 2017 Kurdish forces are laying claim to expanded territory, creating tensions with Baghdad Since 2014 and the repulsion of Islamic State’s initial onslaught, Peshmerga forces have been effectively expanding the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s (KRI) territory. Now, with a trench system running across Northern Iraq, the KRI…
Thursday, 12 January, 2017 The SDF continues to advance against IS in Syria, moving closer to Raqqa, but are likely to lose out from Turkish-Russian cooperation The SDF continues to advance towards Raqqa, with a string of military successes, and is now poised to take the strategic Taqba Dam across…