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Rabbi Asher Lopatin (left) visits the Tomb of Nahum in the town of Alqosh in Iraqi Kurdistan in April 2025. (Courtesy)
July 1, 2025, 1:46 am
In Iraq, restored tomb of biblical prophet Nahum quietly attracts Jewish pilgrimage
Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since its rehabilitation in 2022, says project organizer
By Rossella Tercatin
A fighter loyal to the Iraqi federal government is seen in the region of Altun Kupri, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Irbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, on October 20, 2017. (AFP Photo/Marwan Ibrahim)
April 14, 2021, 11:21 am
Kurds officially deny pro-Iran media claim of attack on Mossad base in Iraq
Tuesday night reports of fatal incident — seen as highly implausible and largely ignored in Israeli media — are false, says Kurdish Regional Government
By Lazar Berman
A picture taken on October 21, 2017, shows a man holding an Israeli flag alongside the flag of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration outside the UN Office in Irbil, the capital of the autonomous region. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
November 30, 2017, 2:24 pm
Kurdish land shouldn’t be treated as enemy territory, Knesset bill proposes
As MKs line up to declare support for Kurdistan, one lawmaker seeks to facilitate contact between Kurds and Israelis
By Dov Lieber
Oded Eran
October 2, 2017, 3:15 pm
Oded Eran
Israel’s hollow support for Kurdish independence
Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement does nothing for Kurds in Iraq and may harm Kurds elsewhere
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, September 20, 2017. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)
September 26, 2017, 2:16 pm
Erdogan warns Kurdish independence could spark ‘ethnic war’
Turkish leader says referendum in Iraq is ‘treason,’ tells Kurdish leadership to back off or face ‘a dark end’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hebrew writing at the grave of the prophet Nahum, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (photo credit: Times of Israel/Lazar Berman)
September 14, 2017, 8:32 pm
Turkish media claims Israel is sending Jewish Kurds back to Kurdistan
Conspiracy theory of a mass repatriation is making the rounds, ahead of unilateral independence referendum among the Kurds
By Sue Surkes and AFP
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand at a crossing point where Iraqis fleeing the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Nov. 17, 2016 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
August 16, 2017, 4:23 pm
Turkey warns Iraqi Kurdish referendum risks ‘civil war’
Vehemently opposed to Kurdish autonomy, Ankara cites ‘importance of preserving Iraq’s territorial integrity’ in next month’s non-binding vote
By AFP
Taken on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter looks at Islamic State militant positions during heavy fighting in Bashiqa, east of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
November 13, 2016, 11:46 am
Rights group accuses Iraqi Kurds of destroying Arab homes
Several villages said demolished ‘for no legitimate military purpose’ in areas retaken from Islamic State in recent years
By Brian Rohan
An image from a video purportedly showing a joint US-Kurdish raid on an Islamic State prison in the town of Hawija, Iraq on October 22, 2015. (screen shot: YouTube)
October 25, 2015, 6:25 pm
WATCH: US-Kurdish raid frees dozens of Islamic State hostages
New footage said to show rescue operation of 70 captives held by terrorist group; 1 US soldier killed during operation
By AP and ToI Staff
CYCI mediator documents the release of a Yazidi woman and her child. (courtesy)
September 7, 2015, 8:38 pm
Undeterred by critics, ‘Jewish Schindler’ vows to keep rescuing Yazidis
Steve Maman says rampant corruption in Iraq, inaccurate media reports have cast shadow on his efforts to ransom IS-held sex slaves
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative photo of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, August 17, 2014 (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
August 24, 2015, 2:17 am
Israel said to import $1 billion in oil from Iraqi Kurds
Jerusalem bought 19 million barrels in May-August, according to Financial Times; Kurds deny selling ‘directly or indirectly’ to Israel
By ToI Staff
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