At the invitation of President @AH_AlSharaa, I am pleased to have visited Damascus today.
After many years of hardship, Syria now has a historic opportunity to recover, rebuild, and prosper. I expressed my confidence in President Al-Sharaa's vision and my belief that, under his leadership, Syria can advance toward greater stability, prosperity, and a brighter future for all its people.
I reaffirmed our support for a stable and united Syria, where the rights of all ethnic and religious communities are protected. We also discussed the importance of Syria playing a constructive role in advancing regional peace and security.
As neighbors, Syria, Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region share many common interests, and there is significant potential to expand economic cooperation for the benefit of all our peoples.
Îro, min li Şamê pêşwazî li birayê xwe yê hêja, Serokê Herêma Kurdistana Iraqê birêz Nêçîrvan Barzanî kir @IKRPresident . Di hevdîtinê de me behsa peywendiyên dualî û rêyên xurtkirina hevkariyê kir, bi awayekî ku xizmeta aramiyê û berjewendiyên her du gelên me bike.
Em wan xwedîlêderketin û mêvandariya ku Herêma Kurdistanê di salên borî de ji bo gelê me pêşkêş kiriye, bilind dinirxînin û em li hêviya berdewamiya xebata hevbeş in, bi giyanekî hevkarî û biratiyê ku cîrantiya baş xurt bike.
🔴 Attack on Democrat Party Camps Leaves Three Martyrs and Several Wounded.
A drone attack by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the civilian camps of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran @PDKIkurdish@PDKIenglish@PDKI_USA in the Kurdistan Region has resulted in casualties.
On the afternoon of Friday, the 17 of April, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes against the civilian camps of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran. As a result, a father and son were killed and wounded . In that attack, Shahin Azarbarzin was martyred his father Nader Azarbarzin were wounded.
In a separate attack targeting a unit of the party’s Peshmerga forces, two female Peshmerga fighters named Neda Miri and Samira Allayari were killed, and several other Peshmerga were wounded.
Orban's defeat in Hungary puts Europe in a terrible place. Europeans have blamed Orban for all the things they didn't do, claiming that he stopped them. Now they don't have that excuse anymore. They have to face the fact that they didn't do those things because they didn't want to.
Since the 28 February war, civilians have increasingly been impacted by the conflict in the Kurdistan Region. Last night, Musa Anwar Rasool and his wife, Mujda Asaad Hassan, were killed in an Iranian drone strike while they were asleep.
🚨A senior Trump administration official told me that prior to locating the weapons systems officer and the U.S. military rescue operation, the CIA first launched a deception campaign spreading word inside Iran that U.S. forces had already found him and were moving him on the ground for exfiltration out of the country
🚨The official said the CIA used its unique capabilities to search for - and find - the weapons systems officer. "This was the ultimate needle in a haystack but in this case it was a brave American soul inside a mountain crevice, invisible but for CIA's capabilities", the official said
🚨According to the official the CIA immediately shared the pilot's exact location with the Pentagon, the U.S. military and The White House
🚨The President ordered an immediate rescue mission, which the Pentagon executed, with the CIA continuing to provide real time information in support of this mission, the official said
On Wednesday, Castrol oil and lubricant tankers belonging to the Sardar Group in the city of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan were targeted by four Shahed drone strikes. I visited the site today
The Iran war has reaffirmed the KRG's status as a key pillar in the U.S. security architecture in the Middle East and, conversely, has reaffirmed the Iraqi government's status as a key node in Iran's regional network.
Regardless of whether the Iranian regime survives, it is patently clear that U.S. policy on Iraq cannot continue unchanged. That requires adopting two separate frameworks, rules and norms, one that harnesses Kurdistan's strategic importance to the U.S. and the wider West, and another to contain and penalise Baghdad's alignment with the Islamic Republic.
In a phone call this evening, President Macron strongly condemned the drone attack on President Nechirvan Barzani’s residence in Duhok, reiterated France’s continued support.
President Macron also expressed condolences for the Peshmerga martyrs killed in the missile attack on March 24.
@IKRPresident thanked France for its ongoing support and solidarity.
Watching this video and reading @Ayadjamaladdin’s tweets, I see how easily people slip into new selves, as if identity were only a mask, and how some clerics seem without limit in their hypocrisy. In the video, Ayad sharply criticizes Iran and its militias and calls them a mafia.
ليش اياد قبل مثل اياد هسه !
لا أعرف ما الذي يدفع الإنسان إلى هذا القدر من النفاق والتقلّب، فيغيّر مواقفه وآراءه بشكل مفاجئ دون مقدمات.
إياد، الذي لم تكن تخلو أي من مقابلاته سابقًا من انتقاد إيران والهجوم عليها، تحوّل بين ليلة وضحاها إلى مدافع شرس عنها.
I spoke with Secretary @SecRubio. He expressed his condolences on the recent loss of six Peshmerga.
We reaffirmed our strong KRG–US relationship.
We also discussed relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Federal Government, and economic challenges.
Today @SecRubio spoke with Kurdish Regional Government Prime Minister @MasrourBarzani to offer condolences to the families of the Peshmerga killed in terrorist attacks. The United States strongly condemns continued attacks by Iran and its terrorist militias in Iraq against civilian infrastructure in Iraq, the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, and across the Middle East.
Kurdish-American in Washington, D.C., for a reception honoring Senator @LindseyGrahamSC for his longstanding support of the Kurdish people and their political cause.