Kurdistan, Nineveh, and Sulaymaniyah are identified as regions and provinces within Iraq.

The entities involved

• Kurdistan →

  geographic region in the Middle East

  • SDF (Kurdish-led) forces in Syria engaged in battles against Islamic State while facing repeated invasions from Turkey.Sat 12:38
  • Barack Obama held a tour event in Glasgow on Oct 15, discussing free speech and receiving support from a Kurdistan resident.Thu 15:00
• Iraq →

  sovereign state in Western Asia

  • Kpler aggregates Middle East oil flows, showing increased transit through Hormuz from Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.23:01
  • Carlos de la Cruz was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq following the 9/11 attacks and endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council.22:21
• Nineveh →

  ancient Assyrian city, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• ISIS overran territory in Iraq while the region faced conflict with Iranian factions and a US Consulate was targeted.Jul 19
• Kurds historically identify with the ancient Medes.Oct 6
• CTS targets remnants of ISIS operating in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraq.Sep 28
• Iranian opposition groups have targeted the autonomous Kurdistan region.Jul 2
• Progressive policies in Kurdistan and Iraq are allowing access to livelihoods.Thu 05:51