Iraq’s survival depends on a Kurdish-Shiite reset

Iraq is at a critical turning point, and for it to survive in the medium to long run it needs a major reset. Such a reset can only come from a rejuvenated Kurdish–Shiite alliance as the core political relationship ensuring the durability of the post-2003 order amid a tumultuous regional climate that threatens Iraq’s current political arrangement.

Mohammed A. Salih

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DEM Party condemns racist, sexist football chants against Kurdish politician Leyla Zana

The pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) called the offensive chants as indicative of "a male-dominated, racist, and fascist mentality."

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UK jails Kurdish man on ‘modern slavery’ charges

Margai was out of the UK when authorities first raided his car wash, but he was arrested in March 2021 upon returning to the country.

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Iran executes over 1,500 in 2025, including more than 230 Kurds: Watchdog

Hundreds of members of Iran's minority communities have been executed in 2025, with Amnesty International calling the rate of capital punishment the "highest figure recorded in decades."

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President Barzani meets with men assaulted over flying Kurdistan flag

The Peshmerga ministry previously condemned the attack and called on Iraqi authorities to pursue legal measures against the perpetrators.

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DEM Party calls for 'immediate' release of Kurdish political prisoners

Former Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) co-chairs Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag were imprisoned in 2016 after being accused of ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

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Kurds among dozens executed as Iran escalates crackdown after Israel war: Watchdog 

Despite making up only around 12.5 percent of Iran’s population, Kurds make up 15 percent of the total execution cases in Iran. Rights watchdogs have often criticized the executions as being politically or ideologically motivated.

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Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods under blockade despite ceasefire: Local media

Hawar News Agency (ANHA) said that all seven roads leading to the neighborhoods remain blocked, with government forces maintaining earthen barriers erected when the siege began on October 6. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security forces have allowed only pedestrians on two roads, while vehicle access remains suspended.

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'Political farce': Kurdish-led SDC slams Syrian parliamentary elections

“These superficial elections contributed to deepening the division within Syrian society,” the council added.

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