Karwan Faidhi Dri

1 week ago | rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria are in discussion with the new government in Damascus about control of Tishreen Dam, which has been under frequent attacks by militias for months, a senior dam official told Rudaw English on Saturday. “There are discussions between the Autonomous Administration and the Damascus government, but there is nothing certain yet.

2 weeks ago | rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish authorities in northern Syria have used nearly two weeks of no bombardment on the crucial Tishreen Dam to repair damages caused by months of attacks by militia groups, an official told Rudaw English on Monday. The dam, located southeast of Manbij city on the Euphrates River, was constructed in 1999 and is one of Syria’s largest in terms of production and capacity.

1 month ago | rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi army and an armed group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) clashed in Nineveh province's Shingal (Sinjar) late Tuesday, causing several injuries from both sides, according to a lawmaker and the group. The Shingal Resistance Units (YBS), widely seen as an all-Yazidi offshoot of the PKK, said in a statement early Wednesday that the Iraqi army targeted one of their vehicles in Shingal, which led to the injuries of their fighters.

1 month ago | rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish ruling and opposition parties in northeast Syria (Rojava) have agreed on a list of demands, which includes federalism, that will be presented to Damascus later this month, two opposition officials said on Friday. Rojava’s ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the opposition Kurdish National Council (KNC/ENKS) held a meeting in Qamishli on Tuesday with mediation by Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and American officials.

1 month ago | rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi security forces on Wednesday said they arrested five individuals following an overnight skirmish between the Iraqi army and armed individuals affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the predominantly Yazidi district of Shingal (Sinjar).