Three drones hit Iranian opposition group camp in Sulaimani

The group has been targeted several times since August, with one attack killing a female member who suffered severe wounds.

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Security forces dismantle international drug network in Sulaimani, seize 260kg of narcotics

The Iraqi interior ministry said the operation was carried out four months ago, but its announcement was delayed due to “intelligence and investigative reasons,” particularly for the determination of the network’s scope and operational routes.

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Ancient stone hand-axe discovered in Sulaimani’s Sharbazher

Based on the tool’s size and manufacturing style, the majority of the archeologists that assessed the instrument believed it was made “between the end of the Lower Paleolithic and the beginning of the Middle Paleolithic — meaning a date of roughly 300,000 to 200,000 years ago,” according to Dlshad Zamua.

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Drug trafficker arrested in Sulaimani; 3 kgs of psilocybin, marijuana confiscated

In May, Iraq’s interior ministry revealed that it had seized more than one and a half tons of narcotics since the beginning of 2026, and issued more than 40 death sentences.

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Sulaimani court adjourns Lahur Sheikh Jangi, associates’ trial

Twelve of the Lalezar detainees, including Lahur Sheikh Jangi and his brother Polad, appeared before court on Thursday. Six of the defendants recanted their previous testimonies under the pretext that they had been obtained under duress, and recorded new testimonies.

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Sulaimani’s street cleaners keep working as pay raise stalls

Earlier this year, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) set a minimum monthly wage of 450,000 Iraqi dinars, or about $305, for cleaning workers based on an eight-hour workday.

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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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Sulaimani’s Mount Azmar fire brought under control

Director of Sitak subdistrict Ismail Ahmed told The New Region that the blaze was “fully controlled” through the efforts of ten Sulaimani civil defense teams, along with teams from Sitak and Sharbazher, the emergency response unit, forest police, and local volunteers.

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Fire spreads across Sulaimani’s Mount Azmar amid strong winds

Aram Ali, spokesperson for Sulaimani’s civil defense, told The New Region that the fire initially broke out within the boundaries of the villages of Qularash and Khamza before spreading across a large area of Mount Azmar due to strong winds.

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