‘Kurds today need to be united more than ever,’ said Talabani
Bafel Talabani: PUK chose ‘tactical withdrawal’ from Kirkuk after casualties
KRG warns of humanitarian crisis as people flee insecurity in disputed areas
So far 168,372 civilians have fled to the Kurdistan Region
Angry protests in Erbil, Europe condemn global silence on Iraqi incursions
“Out, out Abadi. Out, out Iran.”
Peshmerga deny using MILAN anti-tank system against Iraqi forces
Peshmerga question how Shiite militia obtained ‘Abrams and T72 tanks, Humvees’
Human Rights Commission requests ceasefire within region
“War doesn’t solve any problems.”
In-Pictures: tears shed outside US Consulate in Erbil after Iraqi attacks
Baghdad reveals new conditions for dialogue with Erbil
“Holding any talks with Baghdad will surely be on the basis of conditions…”
Gazprom Neft not to Cut Production at Badra
By John Lee.
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has said it expects production at the Badra oilfield to stay between 85,000 and 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2018.
Deputy chief executive Vadim Yakovlev (pictured) told Reuters that Baghdad has not asked the company to curtail production, despite reports that the Oil Ministry had asked foreign producers to cut investment to reduce the cash-strapped government’s contribution in shared ventures.
Yakovlev added that production at Badra is expected to plateau as high as 110,000 bpd in the future.
(Source: Reuters)
US Providing Essential Support for Iraq’s Children
Hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Iraq who have suffered the pain of brutal conflict and displacement will have regular access to lifesaving clean drinking water and services that respond to gender based violence thanks to help from the U.S. government.
With the latest contribution of nearly 9 million US$ from the United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), UNICEF and its partners will be able to provide safe drinking water to families living in displacement camps as part of its emergency first line response, as well as repair damaged water supply infrastructure.
OFDA’s generous assistance will also help bring age-appropriate and survivor-centered community-based multi-sector services to survivors of gender based violence.
Hamida Ramadhani, UNICEF’s deputy representative in Iraq, said:
“The provision of multi-sector support services to women and children who carry invisible wounds as a result of conflict, gender-based violence and large-scale displacement is particularly important to help them cope and to re-build their lives.”
Nearly five million children are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. UNICEF continues to count on the United States as a major global donor of humanitarian and development assistance to respond to the most urgent needs of the most vulnerable children around the world.
(Source: UN)
KRG welcomes State Department statement on clashes between Peshmerga, Iraqi forces
