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Iranian films won four awards at the Third Slemani Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan including those for the Best Film and Best Director.

Turkey security forces detain 137 PKK suspected members in country-wide operation

Turkish security forces have arrested 137 suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group during a counterterrorism operation across the Anatolian country.

Iran’s IRGC confirms missile attack on terrorists in Iraq’s Kurdistan

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Sunday confirmed that it had launched a missile attack on a center in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on September 8.

IRGC dismantles terrorist cell in western Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) forces killed six members of a PJAK terrorist team that had attacked a border post in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan back in July.

Two Filipino women kidnapped on road to Iraq’s Kurdistan

Two Filipino women have been kidnapped on a road linking the Iraqi capital Baghdad to the Kurdish city of Erbil, security and local officials say.

Mamand: Region not to endanger interests for any group

Tehran tells Erbil its forces have right to confront epicenter of terror

Cavusoglu: Turkey in contact with Iran over anti-PKK operation

Iraq's Kurdistan region to hold legislative, presidential polls on September 30

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani has set September 30 as the date for parliamentary and presidential elections in the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

Turkish military building high-altitude base against PKK militants

The Turkish military is constructing a new military base in the mountainous area of the country’s southeastern province of Hakkari in order to better monitor the movements of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, and prevent any possible act of terror.

Iraqi PM agrees to lift ban on international flights to Kurdistan Region

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreed to lift a ban on international air traffic to the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday, in a decree which said international flights could resume their activities within one week.

Iraqi Kurdistan keen on boosting ties with Iran

Iraqi Kurdistan government is keen on reinforcing its all-out ties with Iran, a top official said on Sunday.

Iraq to reopen border crossing with Iran: Iraqi minister

A Kurdish minister in Iraq's cabinet said that the government of the country has agreed with reopening of a border crossing located in Iraq's Kurdistan and shared with Iran.

Kurdish forces in Syria deny reaching agreement with Damascus over Afrin support

The US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) have denied reaching an agreement with Damascus over Syrian troops being deployed to Afrin to fend off a Turkish offensive.

Kurds, Erdogan supporters clash at Hannover airport (Video)

Clashes and fist-fights broke out in Germany’s Hannover airport on Monday during a demonstration against Turkey’s military operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in Syria.

Kurdistan security very important for Iran: Larijani

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the security of the Iraqi Kurdistan is ‘very important’ to the Islamic Republic, calling on the semi-autonomous region to resolve its issues in cooperation with the central government in Baghdad.

Iran backs ‘unified’ Iraq, Rouhani tells Kurdish PM

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran invariably backs a “united and integrated” Iraq, warning against attempts by certain foreign powers to deal a blow to regional stability and security.