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January 5, 2015

Prime Minister Barzani holds Christmas adress before displaced Christians

On Christmas Eve, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, spoke in Ainkawa district of Erbil, to a large audience, most of whom have fled the violent repression of the Islamic State terrorist organisation, known as IS, and took refuge in the Kurdistan Region.
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December 22, 2014

Tiroler Tageszeitung: Kurds push back IS, thousands of Yezidis saved

Pictures of Yezidis struggling for their survival in the Sinjar mountains went around the world this summer. Following a major blow against the terror group Islamic State, the last Yezidis – according to estimations around 12,000 – have been brought to safety.
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December 19, 2014

KRSC Statement: Peshmerga lift the siege on Mt. Sinjar

At 1830hrs on 18 December 2014 Peshmerga forces successfully concluded their operation to break the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) siege against Mt. Sinjar. 8000 Peshmerga participated in the operation, which began at 0415hrs on 17 December with International Coalition airstrikes followed by a ground-based assault.
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December 16, 2014

President Barzani welcomes Croatian Defense Minister

On 4 December, Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani welcomed Croatia’s Defense Minister, Mr. Ante Kotromanović, in the Kurdistan Region. In a meeting in Salahaddin, the President and the Croatian Defense Minister discussed bilateral ties, the fight against the ISIS terrorists, and military requirements for the peshmerga forces.
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December 16, 2014

International conferences discuss humanitarian refugee crisis in Iraq and Syria

In the past week, two major meetings took place which aimed at tackling the ongoing humanitarian and refugee crisis in Iraq, which was caused by the displacement of over two million people in Iraq alone, who had to flee the IS terror. The first meeting was held in Geneva,
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December 9, 2014

Kurdistan Regional Government and Federal Government of Iraq conclude agreement on outstanding issues

On 2 December 2014 the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation, headed by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, concluded an agreement with the Federal Government of Iraq concerning outstanding issues between the Central and the Regional Government. Prior to returning from Baghdad to Erbil, Prime Minister Barzani explained the agreement to the media, saying that the KRG…
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December 5, 2014

KRG to open a new camp for refugees from Kobane

As the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation’s assaults on Kobane in Syria continue, more refugees enter the Kurdistan Region, where the Kurdistan Regional Government plans to host them in a new camp in the outskirts of Erbil. In addition to other camps that have been built to accommodate over 1.6 million refugees and internally displaced…
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December 5, 2014

Salzburger Nachrichten: New Support for Refugees in Iraq from Austria

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has announced new humanitarian aid for refugees in Northern Iraq after a meeting with the US-led coalition against the terror militia “Islamic State” (IS). An additional amount of 300.000 Euros for the primary care of 10.000 refugees will be provided by the Austrian Development Agency
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