Kurdistan

                   

Diyala town’s allegiance: Iraq or Kurdistan?

stripes.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

As armies stand down, political crisis remains By Sean Kimmons, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Monday, September 8, 2008 Sean Kimmons / S&S Sgt. 1st Class Jon Smith (left), 35, of Petersburg, Va., the lead medical...                    

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Iran's "Angels Die in the Soil" awarded at Venice festival

payvand.com     2 hrs ago          

Babak Amini's "Angels Die in the Soil" won the Volvo Grand Award at the Circuito Off - Venice International Short Film Festival. Some 48 short films from around the world competed for the award during the event that was...                    

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Kirkuk, sitting on time bomb, seeks a way out of quagmire

todayszaman.com     yesterday   1 related          

"I wish there wasn't any oil in Iraq or in Kirkuk and that we could be a normal and peaceful country. Whatever had happened and is happening to us is because of oil." These words of reproach coming from a young boy in...                    

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Kurdistan still tough for investors

gulfnews.com     05-Sep-2008          

Arbil: Iraqi Kurdistan has been primed for a wave of foreign investment for years, but officials say the grand goals of a relatively peaceful northern enclave are frustrated by violence plaguing the rest of Iraq. If it...                    

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What do Iraqi Kurds’ think of Turkey?

todayszaman.com     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

For some time, I have been hearing from those who recently visited Arbil or northern Iraq that contrary to the chaos in the past, the region controlled by the Kurds is going through a rapid change. When I arrived in Arbil,...                    

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PKK Tactics May Reveal Damage Caused by Turkish Military Campaign

jamestown.org     05-Sep-2008   6 related          

By Emrullah Uslu The fighting between Turkish security forces and the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) has intensified in recent months. Between July 10 to July 16, 36 PKK members were killed, and there were reports the...                    

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Talisman sells Dutch North Sea holdings

thestar.com     04-Sep-2008   13 related          

CALGARY–Talisman Energy Inc. said yesterday it has sold its Dutch offshore assets to Total Holdings Nederland for $480 million (U.S.) as part of a new strategy to focus its business on a few key areas. The Calgary-based...                    

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nytimes.com: Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History nytimes.com

A Tragedy Waiting to Happen

nytimes.com     03-Sep-2008          

The hour of the Kurds has come round again. Women are respected (there have been many important female leaders in Kurdish history) and Israel is viewed approvingly. Terrorism is generally unknown in the Kurdish areas of...                    

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Iraqi army readies for showdown with Kurds

guardian.co.uk     03-Sep-2008   4 related          

Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces are bracing for conflict in the disputed city of Khanaqin in the most serious threat of clashes between Arabs and Kurds since the fall of Saddam Hussein. A delegation flew from...                    

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11 killed in Mosul and Baghdad violence - Summary

earthtimes.org     02-Sep-2008   7 related          

Baghdad- Seven people were killed in a car bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul city Tuesday, while in Baghdad twin bomb attacks left four dead. In Mosul, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle...                    

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