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Protesters donning black march down the street following the death of Mahsa Amini in Saqez in Kurdistan Province

World Oct 08

2 people fatally shot as protests against Iran’s government enter 4th week

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

World Jun 30

Escalating violence leaves 3.6 million Iraqi children at risk, report says

The "catastrophic" rise of violence in Iraq has left one in five of the country's children at risk of death, injury, sexual violence and abduction, according to a new UNICEF report.

By Omar Etman

World Apr 04

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Why the Peshmerga, key ally against ISIS, are broke

Since the Islamic State overran much of Iraq in 2014, Kurdistan and its Peshmerga militia have been waging a long battle for freedom; today, they are a top ally in the fight against ISIS. But constant warfare and government instability…

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World May 03

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How Kurdish women soldiers are confronting ISIS on the front lines

In Iraq, an all-female unit within the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is on the front lines of a fierce battle against the Islamic State. Martin Himel reports.

By PBS NewsHour

World Sep 17

Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State

Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to Kurdistan's regional president, spoke with Margaret Warner about the Kurds’ drive for greater autonomy and where initial steps to conduct a referendum on leaving Iraq -- and declaring independence -- stand as the…

By Morgan Till

Sep 17

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Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State

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Aug 17

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Kurdish forces retake key dam from Islamic State in ‘strategic victory’

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In what may be considered a strategic victory, Kurdish forces recaptured the area around the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, with the help of repeated air strikes to the area on Sunday. PBS NewsHour Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari…

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Aug 16

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New airstrikes target Islamic State fighters holding dam in northern Iraq

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Airstrikes hit positions near a key dam in northern Iraq, which had been recently captured by Islamic extremists, a day after the extremists -- members of the Islamic State -- are said to have massacred dozens of Yazidis. Liz Sly…

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Aug 11

U.S. begins sending arms to Kurdish forces in Iraq

By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The officials wouldn't say which U.S. agency is providing the arms or what weapons are being sent, but one official said it isn't the Pentagon. The CIA has historically done similar quiet arming operations.

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Aug 09

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Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan flee for safety as panic consumes region

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As the Islamic State Group moves even closer to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, residents of the Kurdish region are fleeing in droves to safer areas, as a state of panic consumes the region. Nour Malas of the Wall…

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