The U.S. will stop directly paying the salaries of the Peshmerga forces in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region by the end of 2025. Starting in 2026, the central government in Baghdad will take over salary responsibilities for these forces. This change is part of a broader effort to redefine the U.S. role in Iraq and reduce the coalition mission.
The US Congress has passed an amendment proposed by a Republican lawmaker in support of transferring air defense systems to Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Five Peshmerga members were killed when PKK forces attacked their vehicle in the Amedi (Emadiyah) area of Duhok province.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today morning, Peshmerga forces opened fire on a Hashad al-Shaabi position, wounding one PMU member.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Several new equipment including IFVs worthy of 150 million dollars were donated to Pehmerga forces by USA in an official ceremony in Erbil.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Due to PKK attack in Chamanki area, Amadiyah district, north of Iraq, which is controlled by Iqlim Kurdistan, one Peshmerga troop of Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) killed and several injured.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Muqtada Sadr, leader of Sadr movement and Saraya Al Salam group, in an interview with al-Sharqiya News, asked to talk with Barzani regarding abolishment of militant groups in Iraq.
Grand Ayatollah Sistani emphasis that Iraq should not be a mean to oppress and harass neighbors.
Islamic World News Analysis Group: 15 US Army vehicles arrived in the area after the agreement with the Iraqi government and is now deployed near the Mira hill.
During the past one month, the World’s eyes were tremendously directed to Iraqi Kurdistan and the outcome of the independence referendum, expecting either a successful secession or a new military conflict.
