Lalezar: One year on, Lahur Sheikh Jangi's trial remains stalled

Jangi, a Kurdish lawmaker and former PUK co-president, is still detained with his brother Polad and other defendants. His lawyers want the Kurdistan Region Court of Cassation in Erbil to review the case, saying the Sulaimani court is influenced by politics. The legal battle over which court should hear the case is now central to the story.

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Guns out, politics in: Iraq’s ruling Shiite bloc takes over battle for Iran-backed factions

“The leaders of the Coordination Framework will handle the matter from now on,” a commander of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq told The New Region.

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From tragedy to hope: Kurdish doctor grows new nose on worker’s forehead

Despite what he says was negligence by the company, Mahmoud chose not to take legal action, citing tribal customs and communal ethics. He also declined to name the company publicly, saying he wanted to uphold his sense of honor.

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‘We don't accept any Kurd in this city’: Tensions flare in Syria amid attacks on returning IDPs

Attacks on families returning to Sari Kani (Ras al-Ayn) on Monday sparked massive outcry from Kurds across Rojava (northeast Syria), bringing to the fore a painful history of settlement and forced displacement that continues to afflict Syria.

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Behind the Saudi airstrikes: Private accusations and secret warnings

“Saudis accuse Badr and Kataib Hezbollah of targeting their oil facilities,” a senior PMF official familiar with the latest developments in the Iraqi investigation into the attacks told The New Region. “They informed the prime minister through an intermediary that these two factions were responsible for the recent attacks.”

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Former officer recounts US Special Forces, Peshmerga cooperation

The book mainly chronicles the ground cooperation between the US Special Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga, which also led to the defeat of the Islamist militant group Ansar al-Islam in the Halabja area in March 2003 during Operation Viking Hammer, one of the first joint operations between Peshmerga and US forces that came before the operation in Kirkuk.

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Secret vows, uncertain futures: Misyar marriage raises alarm in Kurdistan

Secret religious marriages, once discussed only in private, are now advertised online. This shift has led activists to question who will protect women if these relationships end.

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Rojava refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan unwilling to return despite Assad's fall

With Syrian Kurdish refugees in the Kurdistan Region having remained aberrantly reluctant to return to their homeland, The New Region's Wladimir Van Wilgenburg visited the Darashakran camp to investigate the political, economic, and social concerns that have stymied their desire to relocate despite the fall of the Assad regime.

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‘Test for Zaidi’: Iraqi factions say orchestrated attacks on Saudi oil facilities to pressure PM

The attacks by Iran-aligned Iraqi factions on Saudi oil facilities were “deliberate and calculated,” aiming to appraise Zaidi’s resolve to push ahead with his disarmament efforts and test Washington’s support for him in the face of continued non-state armed activity.

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