By Kamal Chomani: Twitter: @KamalChomani With oil reserves of about 45 billion barrels, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has become a production hub for giant oil companies. These reserves play a vital role in shaping the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) domestic, regional and international politics. KRG officials claim that oil has shown its potential to…
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By Kamal Chomani: Twitter @KamalChomani On June 13, while Premier Nechirvan Barzani was visiting Amedi, the people of Shiladze blocked the way and didn’t let him pass unless he sent a delegate to listen to their demands. Why was this small demonstration extremely important? Because it was not people of Slemani, where demonstrations have become…
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