Coordination Framework elects Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister by majority vote

"After in-depth and extensive discussion, the Coordination Framework decided by majority vote to nominate Mr. Nouri Kamel al-Maliki for the position of Prime Minister."

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Erbil-based charity delivers aid to over 4,000 Rojava families

The aid consisted of 710 tons of items including, food, hygiene baskets, blankets and mattresses, tents, ambulances, mobile kitchens and 100,000 liters of diesel

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Rojava admin calls for end to 'suffocating' Kobane siege

"We issue an urgent appeal to local and international public opinion in light of the suffocating siege imposed on the city of Kobani"

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Iraqi FM, EU top official talk ISIS prisoner repatriation

Hussein stressed that “the security and financial burdens resulting from the process should not be borne by Iraq alone,” noting that the responsibility for dealing with it falls on “all concerned countries.”

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Five children dead amid Kobane siege: Red Crescent

“The continuation of this siege poses a grave and direct threat to the lives of children, the sick, and the elderly,” said the Red Crescent.

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Iraq says Syria border wall is 80% complete amid instability

Iraq has completed about 80 percent of a concrete wall along its border with Syria as part of broader efforts to prevent ISIS infiltration amid ongoing instability across the border.

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Kobane’s humanitarian situation ‘getting worse’: UN

The humanitarian situation in the city of Kobane in Rojava (northeast Syria) is deteriorating after all roads leading to the city were closed, disrupting access to food, medicine and basic services, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

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US sanctions Iran’s shadow fleet accused of funding militias, weapons programs

The revenue, which the department said “rightfully belongs to the Iranian people,” is being diverted “to fund its [Iran’s] regional terrorist proxies, weapons programs and security services.”

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Braids of resistance: Kurdish women show ‘strength, freedom’ in solidarity with Rojava

“As Kurdish women and our Kurdish culture, braids are not merely a hairstyle for beauty, but rather a symbol for women’s strength and freedom. Every braid is a message of resistance,” the Kurdistan Women's Union said

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