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The Iraqi Federal Council of Ministers, in an extraordinary session today, approved the draft agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, which aims to resolve the disputes between the two governments and allow for the disbursement of salaries to the Kurdistan Region’s civil servants

Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

Turkish Ministry of Defense: The airstrikes carried out by Israel on central Damascus after its attacks on southern Syria constitute a clear provocation targeting hopes for peace and stability in the region. Israel has dragged the region into a state of instability and chaos. There is no harm to the ranks of our forces or units present in Syria as a result.

According to Israeli Foreign Ministry, @gidonsaar spoke with EU Foreign Affairs Head Kaja Kallas, German FM Wadephul and FM Gerapetritis on Syria today. “Sa'ar stressed the recurring phenomenon of massacres and attacks against minorities in Syria: Alawites, Kurds, Druze, and Christians - both by forces of the Syrian government and by jihadist gangs that support it,” official statement said

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: We’re hearing reports of YPG movements. They should avoid any escalation. Don’t jeopardize the current process

Unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle targeted a vehicle belonging to the SDF in the town of Al-Salihiyah, north of Deir ez-Zor, without knowing the results of the attack.

A suspected drone attack targets an oil field in Duhok province’s Shekhan district - Rudaw reporter

SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi: After 14 years of war, it's time to stop the bloodshed.

SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi: We are receiving appeals from our people in Sweida to secure safe corridors for civilians and stop attacks against them.

Unknown individuals targeted a vehicle belonging to the SDF with a rocket-propelled grenade near the village of Al-Hawrah in the western countryside of Raqqa.

Another drone has targeted a US operated oil field in Shekhan, southeast of Duhok

Zaman al-Wasl correspondent: The US military has completely withdrawn from the Tal Baydar base north of Hasakah, in addition to the observation tower at the Jabal Abdul Aziz Observatory south of Hasakah.

Iraqi PM orders immediate probe into "criminal acts" targeting two oil fields in Kurdistan Region, calling them a "direct threat" to national interests and an "assault" on stability - Statement

SDF reinforces its points north of Deir ez-Zor, carries out fortification work at points in Al-Salihiyah, and deploys elements equipped with sniper weapons.

Tom Barrack: We want a unified Syria and a constitution that guarantees a parliament that represents everyone.

Autonomous Region of Kurdistan - Hawler (Erbil): 2 explosions caused by drones reported at the Khormala gas field which belongs to the Khormala power plant

Yesterday, a 42-year-old resident was killed during the protest over electricity on Monday night near the Hamilton road in the Warte sub-district of Rawanduz in the Kurdistan Region - Rudaw

Local Syrian sources claim YPG/SDF forces executed captured Syrian soldiers during recent clashes in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud district and violated prisoner exchange deals by refusing to release many detained army personnel

Erdogan: We hope that with the important steps taken in the process of disarming the PKK, we will achieve Türkiye's security goals and sustainable peace in the region.

US envoy to Syria: The Syrian Democratic Forces were an important partner in the war against ISIS.

PKK militants burn their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday in Iraq’s Suleymaniyah, vowing to complete the disarmament process as agreed with Turkey

Statement of the "Peace and Democratic Society Group" that laid down its weapons today in Sulaymaniyah Governorate: nn We came here today based on the call made by our leader Abdullah Öcalan. As an expression of our goodwill and firm resolve, we are destroying our weapons of our own free will, and in the presence of all of you, We are fully hopeful that this step of ours will bring goodness, peace, and freedom to our people and to all the peoples of Turkey and the Middle East. We are aware and feel the validity, necessity, and importance of this historic step that we are taking.

PKK announces voluntary disarmament. In a historic shift, the Party says; it will lay down arms and pursue its struggle through legal and democratic means

At dawn today, the SDF carried out a raid campaign led by the so-called Dalkash (of Iranian origin), targeting the homes of the "Al-Mahmoud" and "Al-Dawlan" families in the town of Al-Jarthi, east of Deir Ezzor. The raids resulted in the arrest of two people (Muhammad Mahmoud Al-Jabbara, Adnan Muhammad Al-Jabbara)

Syrian Observatory: Sit-in in Darbasiyah to protest deteriorating water and electricity services

Ocalan says armed struggle against Türkiye is over

PKK leader Ocalan calls on the Turkish parliament to oversee the peace and disarmament process.

PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan is heard for the first time in decades. He calls PKK to formally disarm itself, says Kurdish identity is recognised by Turkey and therefore no armed struggle is needed

An investigative committee sent by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani arrived Monday in Kirkuk’s Prde (Altun Kupri) subdistrict to probe recent protests led by supporters of the Iraqi Turkmen Front over a Kurdish administrative appointment

Barzani accuses Baghdad of treating the Kurdistan Region in an "unconstitutional, unfair, and discriminatory" manner.