rudaw.net | BY DAVID ROMANO | 11/11/2017

This week Rudaw and other news sources reported that “Iraq’s Federal Court ruled… that no article in the constitution allows partition or the separation of any part of the country, with the Iraqi prime minister calling on Erbil to make its position on the ruling clear.” 

115th CONGRESS
1st Session

H.R. 4238

To impose terrorism-related sanctions with respect to As-Saib Ahl Al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah Al-Nujaba, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 3, 2017

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Franks of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

nydailynews.com | By Dennis Ross (*) — November 8, 2017

I often take part in what’s known as “track II diplomacy” — brainstorming discussions with former officials and academics that explore options for breaking major international impasses or ending conflicts.

newstatesman.com / By Bernard-Henri Levy — 11 November 2017

We know more or less about the unbearable epilogue to Kurdistan’s hundred years of solitude being written before our eyes. We know, too, about the craven abandonment of the Kurds to the “New Gang of Four”, right up until the ceasefire of 28 October.

Gov.krd (KRG Cabinet)

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) – In a press conference, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani talked about the powerful earthquake which hit the Kurdistan Region and Iranian Kurdistan last night, Iraq’s 2018 Draft Budget bill and other issues related to the current situation in the Kurdistan Region.

al-monitor.com | Bryant Harris — November 10, 2017

Congress put the Iraqi Kurds on notice this summer against going forward with their independence vote. In the aftermath of Baghdad’s heavy-handed response, however, congressional ire is falling squarely on the central government.

Newyorker.com | By Luke Mogelson - Letter from Syria

Kurdish revolutionaries helped the U.S. expel the Islamic State from its capital city. Will we soon abandon them?

The Iraqi Federal Court announced on Thursday 01 November 2017 that the court cannot express its opinion on whether the Kurdistan referendum was unconstitutional or not before hearing the other party (Kurdistan Regional Government)

Rudaw 4/11/2017

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says that France and the international community must take a stance on the Iraqi attacks on Kurds and send a message to Iran that its meddling in Iraq and the region must be stopped. Valls told Rudaw in an interview that the Kurds have been allies of the West and fought together against terrorism, therefore leaving them to their own devices now is a crime.

rudaw.net 3-11-2017

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson both emphasized the need for political negotiations to begin between Erbil and Baghdad in a phone call on Friday, according to a statement from Barzani’s office.