Kurdistan – Page 11

10 October 2017

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Gabrielle Renaud

Babylon Reports – Baghdad protests loom, more sanctions announced, Turkey asks US to review visa decision

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 10 October 2017

Baghdad trouble brewing as influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters vowed to hold a million-man march to storm the Iraqi Parliament “again” if the term of the elections commission was extended. In a statement on Monday, the Central Revolution Committee affiliated to Sadr warned the Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) they had one more chance […]

Babylon Reports – Talks between Barzani, VPs, Turkey to go to Idlib, Peshmerga wounded

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 9 October 2017

There might be light at the end of the tunnel already. The Kurdistan Region President and two of Iraq’s Vice-Presidents on Saturday agreed on holding talks to resolve the issues between Baghdad and Erbil. President Masoud Barzani met with VPs Ayad Allawi and Osama al-Nujaifi in Sulaimani on Saturday where they had gathered to attend […]

Babylon Reports – Rouhani Erdogan meet, Turkey sentences soldiers, Pique staying with national team

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 5 October 2017

Opposition unites as Turkish President Erdogan met with his Iranian counterpart, President Rouhani, yesterday and announced they will not accept changing the borders in the region. They warned they would isolate the Kurdistan Region, the same day Baghdad confirmed it would no longer sell dollars to four Kurdish-owned banks. Nevertheless, Iraqi and Peshmerga Forces are […]

Babylon Reports – Kurdistan mourns loss of Mam Jalal, Iraq stops selling dollars to KRG, Iraqi parliament moves against Kurdish MPs

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 4 October 2017

Kurdistan continues to mourn the loss of Jalal Talabani who died yesterday at the age of 83. In a televised speech, President Masoud Barzani declared one week of mourning across the Kurdistan Region for the former Iraqi President. Mam Jalal is survived by his wife Hero Talabani and his sons, Qubad and Bafel. Our heartfelt […]

Babylon Reports – Damascus blast, Coalition casualty, Baghdad waives visa for transit

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 3 October 2017

An explosion in Damascus killed a number of policemen and civilians in what turned out to be a twin suicide bomb attack in the Syrian capital. Interior Minister Mohammed Shaar said one assailant blew himself up at the main entrance to a police station in the central Midan district. A second detonated his explosive belt […]

Babylon Reports – Deadly month for Syria, Referendum Council change, Barcelona plays despite violence

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 2 October 2017

September has been the deadliest month in Syria’s civil war so far this year according the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). More than 3,300 people are said to have died in September, including 995 civilians. Of those civilian deaths, it is said about 70% were caused by Russian, Syrian government, or coalition air […]

Babylon Reports – Kurdistan Parliament rules Baghdad measures, Hawija operations, Ashura

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 1 October 2017

The Kurdistan parliament, in a unanimous vote on Saturday, rejected the Iraqi government and parliament’s rulings it issued in response to the Kurdistan independence referendum, describing the decrees as illegal and saying the referendum was held in agreement with the Iraqi constitution. The parliament also said the general commander of the Peshmerga forces had full […]

Babylon Reports – Flight ban, 92% Yes, Iraqi Parliament 13 decisions

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 28 September 2017

Better check your tickets. The Government of Iraq has confirmed it will move ahead with its international flight ban over the Kurdistan Region on Friday. Baghdad has demanded the Kurdistan Region hand over control of the airports and borders. In response, the KRG has said it prepared to talk, including allowing members of the Iraqi […]

Babylon Reports – Iran Referendum threats, Makhmour ISIS attack, Catalonia Referendum

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 18 September 2017

Iran threatens to close its borders and withdraw its diplomatic mission in Erbil should the Kurdistan Region proceed with the referendum. Supreme National Security Council explained that the relationship between Tehran and Erbil only exists as part of a united Iraq. The Kurdistan Region’s High Council for the Independence Referendum on Sunday however announced the […]

Babylon Reports – Kirkuk blast, Baghdad warning against violence, Kurds and Chaldeans on hunger strike

Written by Gabrielle Renaud on 17 September 2017

An explosion in Kirkuk shocked the city last night. A car bomb exploded in Kirkuk’s al-Adan neighborhood on Saturday evening, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others. It went off on the main Kirkuk-Baghdad road and security forces cordoned off the area out of fear there might be another rigged vehicle. Meanwhile, Iraqi PM […]

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