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A navy vessel sailing in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, 2026. Photo: Sahar al Attar / AFP

The regional cost of war

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Flag of the United States (left) overlaying a picture of women from Aleppo, Syria. Graphic: Rudaw/Photo: AFP edit

Is the US rethinking its strategy on the Kurdish dossier in Syria?

The Kurdistan parliament building in Erbil. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

Kurdish parties' remain divided, stall KRG formation

An Iraqi voter shows her ink-marked thumb to her family members after casting her ballot at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. Photo: AFP

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Turkish flag and PKK ceremony in Kurdistan Region on October 26, 2025 regarding withdrawal of fighters from Turkey. Graphic: Rudaw

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This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025.

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The Kurdistan parliament building in Erbil. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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Iraq's budget and oil prices. Graphic: Rudaw Research Center

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From left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meeting in 2011, with the background image showing people raising YPG flag. Photos: AFP. Graphic: Rudaw

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Iraqi and Iranian banknotes. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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