Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq Representation in Austria

Krise im Irak - Aktuelle Entwicklungen

Since June 2014, Iraq has been facing unprecedented political challenges. In order to inform you of these rapidly changing developments and their implications for the Kurdistan Region, we have compiled international news articles, interviews with government officials, as well as statements by the presidency and government of the Kurdistan Region.

November 10, 2014

Iraqi Defense Minister visits the Kurdistan Region

On Monday, 3 November 2014, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received the Defense Minister of the Government of Iraq, Dr Khaled al-Obeidi, to discuss the current security situation in Iraq as well as the cooperation of Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army. Minister Khaled al-Obeidi was accompanied by
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November 5, 2014

Kurdistan official calls for more EU support in Brussels

Masrour Barzani, National Security Council Head for the Kurdistan Regional Government, today called on the European Union to step up support for Kurds fighting Islamic State (ISIS) forces. Mr Barzani, who was on his inaugural visit to
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November 3, 2014

Prime Minister Barzani receives Deputy UN Secretary-General

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani today received Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, accompanied by Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and several UN officials. Mr. Eliasson
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November 3, 2014

Austrian delegation visits border area close to Kobane

Within the scope of a solidarity visit to the Kurdish region in Turkey, which is currently confronted with a refugee crisis, Austrian members of Parliament have viewed the border area in sight of the embattled Syrian-Kurdish city of Kobane. The delegation which consists of SPÖ whip Andreas Schieder, Elisabeth Pfurtscheller (ÖVP), and Berivan Aslan (Grüne)…
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October 28, 2014

Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq expresses its gratitude to participants of “Beats 4 Minorities”

On Saturday, 18 October 2014, the Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq in Austria (KRG Austria) hosted a benefit concert for the refugees in the Kurdistan Region. The concert “BEATS 4 MINORITIES
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October 24, 2014

Weapons and Peshmerga for Kobane – Kurdistan-Iraq supports Syrian Kurds in fighting IS

The support of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq (KRG) for West-Kurdistan, especially for the border town of Kobane, which has been under siege for the past weeks, found its peak on Monday 20 October 2014 with the delivery of weapons to the defending Kurds as well as the commitment to deploy Peshmerga fighters in the contested…
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October 20, 2014

Die Presse interview with Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa: „We need help for victory against IS“

The Foreign Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Falah Mustafa Bakir, requests an intensification of international air support und a humanitarian bridge for refugees between Europe and the Kurdistan Region. Die Presse: The city of Kobane in the Syrian Kurdish areas is still heavily contested. What needs to be done to save the city…
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October 20, 2014

Kurdistan Regional Government and United Nations finalize immediate response plan for IDPs

The KRG Ministry of Planning and the United Nations have finalized an immediate response plan for Iraqi IDPs sheltered in the Kurdistan Region, including clear objectives to be met by 15 November 2014. The joint document states, “This massive influx of people
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