Increase in Turkish, Arabic teaching centers a threat to Kurdistan Region: party leader

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1 Political U.S. pressured Abadi to make trip to Kurdistan: Mahmoud Othman Slemani: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-abadi s visit to Erbil on Monday was due to U.S. pressure to improve the relationship between Baghdad and the Kurdish region, according to a leading Kurdish politician Mahmoud Othman. nrttv.com Increase in Turkish, Arabic teaching centers a threat to Kurdistan Region: party leader Erbil: The leader of Kurdistan Democratic Social Party Muhammad Hajji Mahmoud warned about the increasing number of Arabic and Turkish centers in Iraq s Kurdistan Region and said the centers are threatening Kurdish identity in the region. hawler.in.com Political parties started negotiations over Kurdistan Region s presidency Erbil: A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) faction in Iraqi parliament stated that the Kurdish political parties have began negotiations on lengthening Kurdistan Region president Massoud Barzani s term. Rudaw.net Abadi s visit to Kurdistan was to include Peshmerga in Mosul operation: analyst Erbil: A political analyst in Kurdistan Region stated that Monday s visit of the Iraqi PM Haidar al-abadi to the Kurdish region was to convince the Kurdish forces of Peshmerga to participate in the upcoming operation to liberate the northern city of Mosul that is under the control of the Islamic State group (IS) since last June. Kurdio.net April 9, 2015 Massoud Barzani to visit Slemani to discuss Kurdistan s presidency The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani is to make a visit to the region s second city, Slemani (Sulaimaniyah), to discuss the problem of the region s presidency and his term that ends in August. Pukmedi.com Kurdish activists: Peshmerga should not participate in Mosul liberation without assurance Slemani: A group of activists in Slemani (Sulaimaniyah) gathered in the city center to condemn Kurdish Peshmerga participation in Mosul liberation without any conditions. milletpress.com

2 April 10, 2015 Nawshirwan Mustafa didn t deny allowing Barzani s another extension of his presidential term Slemani: Nawshirwan Mustafa, the leader of Gorran (Change Movement) party, held a meeting with Kurdistan Parliament delegation and stated at a joint press conference that Gorran is supporting a Parliamentary system to govern the region, but he didn t deny allowing Barzani s another extension of his presidential term. KNCC.net April 10, 2015 Sweden to send military forces to Iraqi Kurdistan Stockholm - Erbil: Sweden will send up to 120 troops to Iraqi Kurdistan Region to train Iraqi and Kurdish fighters as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group, Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem said Thursday. Rudaw.net Shingal defense forces ready to join Peshmerga: official tells The chief of the public relations of the Shingal Defense Forces stated that the forces have demanded many times to join the Kurdish forces of Peshmerga but the demand has been denied due to financial problems and disputes among parties in Kurdistan Region. Xendan.org April 11, 2015 Kurdistan Parliament to include the draft constitution law at its next meeting Erbil: It is scheduled for Kurdistan Parliament to start discussions on Monday on the project of preparing a draft constitution Law of Kurdistan Region for the Referendum.KRG.ORG Arab students replace Kurdistan flag with Iraq flag in Erbil s Hyatt University: sources Erbil: Kurdistan flag has been lowered and replaced by Iraqi flag in Hyatt University in Kurdistan s capital city of Erbil, independent Hawlati newspaper reported. According to the sources Arab students have replace the Kurdish flag with the Iraqi one, which leads to spread anger among Kurdish students. Hawlati.com Kurdistan Parliament presidency hold meeting with PUK leaders Slemani: A delegation of Kurdistan Parliament headed by the Parliament speaker Yusuf Muhammad, visited PUK Political Bureau on Saturday noon time to discuss the project of evaluating and amending the Region s constitution and the region s Presidency policy. Lvinpress.com

3 April 12, 2015 Kurdistan parliament speaker: There must be a quiet talk about Kurdistan constitution Erbil: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament speaker, Yusuf Mohamed said on Saturday that the current conditions in the region and Iraq makes Kurdistan Region in need of quiet discussions about modifying the draft constitution and the presidency of the region. Sharpres.com Nechirvan Barzani attends funeral of Bahr al-ulum.krg.org Ayad Allawi met Massoud Barzani in Erbil and confirms, Iraq must stay united. Erbil: Iraqi Vice President, Ayad Allawi conducted on Saturday a visit to Erbil, where he met with the President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, stressing the importance that Iraq must stay united to face the challenges.krp.org April 13, 2015 Yazidi commander Shasho has been released: police Duhok: According to NRT Yazd s top commander of Shingal protection force, Haidar Shasho, has been released, Duhok police said on Monday. Shasho was arrested on April 5 by the Kurdish security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan.Nrttv.com Turkey delivered 15 trucks to Iraqi Kurdistan s Peshmerga fighting Islamic State Erbil: Turkey has delivered 15 pickup trucks to the Kurdish regional government in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Monday to support the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in their fight against Islamic State armed group (IS). Hawlati.com April 14, 2015 PUK party supports parliamentary system for Kurdistan: Mullah Bakhtiar Slemani: The chief of executive body of political bureau of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party, Mullah Bakhtiar, said PUK supports a parliamentary system for Kurdistan region, demanding a national agreement on both the region s constitution and Presidential policy; and focusing on the application of a democratic process in this region. Pukmedia.com Security 217 Yazidi Kurds released from Islamic State captivity Kirkuk: 217 Kurdish Yazidi have arrived in southern Kirkuk province after being released from capture by the Islamic State. Nrttv.com

4 April 9, more Yazidi Kurds freed from Islamic State captivity: Peshmerga official Erbil: Thirty-one Yazidi prisoners escaped the captivity of Islamic State armed group (IS) Thursday morning in Tal Afar, northern Nineveh province, according to a Peshmerga official. rudaw.net Released Yazidi Kurds transferred to Duhok Duhok: The process of receiving Yazidi Kurds released by Islamic State group (IS) militants took place in Alton Kobri (Bardi ) town in Erbil. Shafaaq.com Kurdish forces foil an attack of Islamic State in Shingal Shingal: Violent clashes erupted among the Peshmerga, guerrilla forces and IS militants on Wednesday noon time, after the latter launched offensives on Kurdish forces bases in the Kurdish Yazidi town of Shingal (Sinjar), but the IS attacks were foiled by the Kurdish forces. Xendan.org April 10, 2015 Peshmerga thwart Islamic State s a surprise attack on Khazar front Erbil: Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled a surprised attack by militants of the so-called Islamic State Thursday near the village of Tel Aswad on the Khazir front southeast of Mosul between the Iraqi Kurdistan capital Erbil called Hewler in Kurdish and ISIS-occupied Mosul. rudaw.net April 12, 2015 Kurdish Peshmerga repel Islamic State attack on Gwer frontline Erbil: The Islamic State group (IS) militants attacked the Kurdish Peshmerga near the Gwer frontline overnight on Saturday. The Kurdish forces successfully countered the assault. basnews.com April 13, ,000 Peshmerga forces to participate in Mosul operation: Nineveh province deputy Baghdad - Erbil: Nineveh Province deputy in Iraqi parliament stated that 10,000 Kurdish forces of Peshmerga would participate in the operation to liberate the Iraqi northern city of Mosul, center of the province that fell to the control of the Islamic State (IS) in June last year. Xendan.org Kurdistan military delegation to visit Baghdad to discuss Mosul operation Erbil: A military delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will visit Baghdad to discuss a range of issues concerning the anticipated operation to liberate Mosul. basnews.com

5 Germany sends more Milan rockets to thwart Islamic State suicide bombers Erbil: The Peshmerga have made remote-controlled German anti-tank rockets their weapon of choice in neutralizing Islamic State suicide bombers, and one of Berlin s top defense officials was in Erbil this week to ensure more rockets were on the way. rudaw.net Economy Kurdistan to increase oil output to 700,000 bpd Erbil: The deputy head of the Kurdistan region s parliamentary Committee for Natural Resources said on Tuesday that the region would increase its oil output by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd). nrttv.com April 13, 2015 Italian company to build first military hospital for Peshmerga in Kurdistan Erbil: The Kurdistan Regional Government will open the first military hospital in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, to provide services to Peshmerga forces which is fighting against the Islamic State armed group (IS) in different parts of the region. A Ministry of Peshmerga official told Rudaw that an Italian company would build the hospital. rudaw.net April 13, 2015 KRG reiterates on continuing independent oil sale Erbil: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stressed it would never stop selling its oil independently. The KRG Planning Ministry, Ali Sandi, told BBC that the region would have to continue selling its crude oil in world markets if it fails to reach an accord with the central government over the region s share of budget. xebat.net General Islamic State militant sentenced 5 years imprisonment by Kirkuk-Garmyan court Kirkuk: Kirkuk-Garmyan criminal court has sentenced an Islamic State group (IS) member 5 year and 1 month behind bars charges according to Iraq s terror law no 3. The terrorist is called Sabah Hassan Atya from Jalawla, who was arrested by Garmyan security forces last July. Atya admitted in front of the judge that he was an IS militant and worked for the terrorist group. milletpress.com

6 April 9, 2015 A policeman commits suicide in Erbil Erbil: A source in Erbil police said that a police man has committed suicide on Thursday morning by shooting himself. shafaaq.com April 12, 2015 A young Kurdish man suicide in Erbil Erbil: A 19 year-old Kurdish man killed himself in Kurdistan capital city of Erbil, on Saturday, a sources in Erbil police said. The sources said that the man shot himself with Kalashnikov in his abdomen; no more details were given about the reasons behind his suicidal act. Xendan.org Humanitarian Emirates Red Crescent allocates DH 18.1m for IDPs and Syrian refugees in Iraq s Kurdistan region Erbil: The Emirates Red Crescent s higher committee for foreign aid has allocated Dh24. 6 million for international relief operations with Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Syrian refugees in Iraq s Kurdistan region taking the lion s share of Dh18.1m. xebat.net April 11, 2015 UNESCO opens new secondary school for IDPs at Dawodiyah Camp in Kurdistan Erbil: In another major step to improve access to quality education in Iraq and bring a sense of normalcy and stability to the lives of Iraqi IDPs, UNESCO and its partners celebrated today with students and teachers the opening of the newly constructed Dawodiyah Secondary School for internally displaced persons at Dawodiyah Camp in Duhok, Kurdistan. kdp.info.com