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Rudaw Net
2 days ago
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Unfinished Stories: PKK disarmament
Also in Kurdistan Drones targeting Kurdistan Region were launched from Kirkuk: KRG official PM Barzani, US chargé d'affaires discuss finances, oil exports Drone attack kills one in Penjwen PUK pushes for new KRG cabinet before Iraq's November vote A+ A- In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Rudaw's Hevidar Ahmed follows the disarmament of a first group of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in Sulaimani province. The historic event took place on July 11. He speaks with the families of PKK fighters who watched the disarmament ceremony with the hopes of seeing their sons and daughters among the group that burned their weapons at Jasana Cave in front of hundreds of people, including journalists from Turkey's state media and local authorities in Sulaimani. Rudaw was not allowed to attend the event. Several PKK fighters, who are based on Mount Gara in Duhok province, spoke to Rudaw. Some were hopeful about a peace deal with Ankara, but others said they prefer to stay in the mountains. 'If the leadership tells us to lay them down, we'll lay them down. If the conditions and demands are accepted, we'll lay them down,' said a PKK fighter. Rudaw also visited the house of Keziban Sekmen, a PKK fighter who burned her weapon on July 11. Her mother said they thought she was dead until they saw her on TV. 'She left us 13 years ago. At that time I didn't know where she was or where she went or what happened to her. She was a child. After a few years we learned she had joined the PKK. When we saw the guerrillas come and lay down their weapons, I was very upset when I saw them lay down their weapons, because that weapon belongs to everyone. I did not know that my daughter was alive until I saw her lay down her weapon on TV. We thought she was not alive,' Zahide Sekmen said.
Rudaw Net
02-07-2025
- General
- Rudaw Net
Unfinished Stories: End of Mesopotamia
A+ A- In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Rudaw's Hevidar Ahmed investigates the growing threats facing the Iraqi marshes, which have sparked large-scale migrations. Ahmed visits the marshes to uncover the main causes behind the ongoing drought and explores its devastating impact on the communities who have lived there for generations.
Rudaw Net
23-05-2025
- Business
- Rudaw Net
Unfinished Stories: Baghdad wants it all
Also in ECONOMY US urges Iraq to work with KRG to develop gas production 90 percent of Iraq's money supply held outside banks: PM advisor KRG announces major agreements with US companies to boost gas production Syria's debts to World Bank cleared by Saudi Arabia, Qatar A+ A- In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed investigates a new issue between Baghdad and Erbil: restriction on exports through the Kurdistan Region. The Iraqi government has set up checkpoints on its borders with the Kurdistan Region, making it difficult for goods imported from Turkey through Ibrahim Khalil border crossing to enter areas under the control of Baghdad.
Rudaw Net
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Unfinished Stories: The Republic of Factions
Also in Iraq Former Kirkuk governor released on bail amid corruption charges Families of victims revisit Anfal atrocities at notorious desert prison in southern Iraq More than 90 Yazidi families return to Shingal Former Kirkuk governor arrested on corruption charges In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed visits Baghdad to meet with the commanders of the Iran-backed Shiite armed groups and hear their reactions to US President Donald Trump's threats against Iran's affiliates in the Middle East. Several commanders of these groups,often accused of acting against the interests of the Iraqi state, said they are not intimidated by Trump's threats, expressing openness to continue attacking US interests as long as American troops remain deployed in Iraq.
Rudaw Net
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Unfinished Stories: No winner war
A+ A- In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed returns to Turkey for a second time to follow up on the ongoing peace talks between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). His first visit took place in February. This time, he travels to the location where the PKK launched its decades-long insurgency against Ankara. One of the group's earliest fighters takes him to a remote area to recount the first attacks on Turkish forces.
