Monthly Archives: February 2016

Praise for Peshmerga in British Parliament

Nadhim Zahawi: The Kurdistan Regional Government army has been valiantly battling against Daesh over a 1,000 km frontline since summer 2014. Will my right hon. Friend pay tribute to the peshmerga and say more about the role they may play … Continue reading

Baghdad’s budget offer to the Kurdistan Region

If something is too good to be true, it usually means that it is. That is a reasonable conclusion to draw from the Iraqi Prime Minister’s recent offer to the Kurdistan Region to pay its civil servants’ salaries in return … Continue reading

A living hell makes death preferable.

A living hell makes death preferable. At her lowest point, Runak (not her real name) wanted to be bombed by Western jets rather than live in Daesh captivity. Her story should shock us into action. Runak is a Kurdish Yezidi … Continue reading