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Prime Minister Masrour Barzani congratulated both Duhok and Zakho after the all-Kurdistan Iraq Cup final, stating "Kurdistan was victorious." Duhok won the title 5-3 on penalties.
Iranian intelligence forces have released 14-year-old Kezhal Salehi three days after she was detained for reciting Kurdish poetry, a watchdog said on Thursday. Her father remains in custody.
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. For decades, the Turkish army has operated in northern Iraq and has established bases and posts in the mountainous Kurdish region.
KRG's Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met Turkey's envoy, discussed oil exports, KRG-Baghdad ties, and constitutional rights. Both condemned attacks on energy infrastructure. Turkey praised KRG reforms and electricity projects.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday met with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur to discuss strengthening security and defense cooperation, as well as Estonia's continued role in the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (ISIS).