Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 14, 2021 Today, we remember the 33rd anniversary of the Anfal operations, which was one of the most vicious crimes committed by the former Iraqi regime. Hundreds of thousands of innocent women, men, children and elderly people were forcibly taken....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 5, 2021 Today, we mark the 30th anniversary of an important day in the history of the people of Kurdistan. Thirty years ago, on this day, April 5, 1991, the United Nations’ Security Council issued the Resolution 688. With this....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 4, 2021 On the 41st anniversary of the genocide against the Feyli Kurds, we remember the many victims and pay tribute to their memories. The systematic persecution of hundreds of thousands of Feyli Kurds, their forced relocation, and the revocation of....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 1, 2021 On the occasion of the passage of Iraq’s Budget Bill, I congratulate the people of Iraq, the leadership and all blocs in the Council of Representatives. The efforts of Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi to ease the differences and....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, March 16, 2021 Today, 33 years have passed since the Iraqi Ba’ath regime chemically attacked the city of Halabja, killing more than 5000 innocent civilians, wounding thousands and displacing many more. As we commemorate this unforgettable national tragedy, we pay tribute to....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, March 11, 2021 The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, issued a statement on the anniversary of the March 11, 1970 Agreement, a historic declaration of autonomy for the Kurdistan Region within Iraq: Today, we commemorate the 51st anniversary of the....