From the Ottoman archives
A document dating back to 1917 confirms that the province of Mosul (Mosul - Kirkuk - Erbil - Sinjar - Sulaymaniyah) is Kurdish-majority..
President Nechirvan Barzani attended the graduation ceremony of the 30th training course at the Second Military Academy in Zakho, congratulating 359 new officers who officially joined the Peshmerga forces after completing their military and academic training.
The President emphasized that the Peshmerga will always remain a symbol of sacrifice, dignity, and the protection of Kurdistan, while reaffirming the importance of unifying the Peshmerga forces and strengthening cooperation to preserve security and stability in Iraq and the region.