Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo congratulated Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on his election and emphasised the long-standing friendship between the United States and the Kurdistan region.
Second Regular Meeting of KRG Council of Ministers
Ministers empowered to slash bureaucracy
High-level committees to be established to resolve disputes with Baghdad
KRG’s online presence to be consolidated in a single portal (GOV.KRD)
KRG Spokesperson: Main Perpetrator of Erbil Shooting Arrested
The main perpetrator responsible for the Erbil restaurant shooting on July 17 has now been arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Unit of Kurdistan Region, following a large-scale search operation. He has been named as Mazlum Dag.
Press Release by KRG Spokesperson: Detention in Turkey of Tourists from the Kurdistan Region
Several people from the Kurdistan Region were recently attacked in the Turkish city of Trabzon.
It is understood that they were holding a Kurdistan flag while taking photographs. They were later arrested by the Turkish authorities.
Press Release from the Kurdistan Regional Government: Update on 17 July Terrorist Attack
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - We are now treating the shooting incident in Erbil on Wednesday 17 July 2019, which killed three people, as a premeditated terrorist attack.
KRG Statement on Shooting Incident in Erbil
The Kurdistan Regional Government condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s shooting incident at a restaurant in Erbil, which resulted in the deaths of two people, including a Turkish diplomat, and the injury of one other person.