Recap 2018: Kurdistan's biggest stories
[Rudaw] Elections in the Kurdistan Region, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
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, and Iraq grabbed international headlines for 2018. It was a time for reestablishing relations for the Kurdistan Regional Government with capitals following the internationally opposed independence referendum, Kirkuk events, and international flight ban in late-2017.
With political tensions high, protests rocked sweltering Basra through the summer. It was also a time for Kurdish mathematician Caucher Birkar to be awarded the Fields Medal and Yezidi activist Nadia Murad to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-01-01 |