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This is part of a wider rift between Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Syrian Kurdish forces, the latter divided among themselves. The KRG closed two border…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267220
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Gaza conflict has led to a resurgence of attacks by Iran-backed armed groups on US forces, breaking the earlier unofficial truce. Some of those attacks have targeted bases in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283818
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Turkey’s well-planned operation against PKK base in Iraq.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235350
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Iran's Kurdish separatist tensions.
Turkey has long been the key player in Iraqi Kurdistan's oil and gas sector, facilitating oil exports and offering gas transit. However, the Kurdish referendum, coupled with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222256
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Prospects for Kurdish nationalism.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233331
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The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253541
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The PUK and KDP are the two ruling parties and historic rivals in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). They manage competing political and security structures. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB215947
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KRI President Massoud Barzani, who announced the initiative in February, has stressed that the result will be non-binding; however, his move has unsettled allies in Ankara and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212394
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The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its long-stalled 'peace process' with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In response, the PKK has ended its ceasefire…