October 2018 – Integrity UK

Published On - October 24, 2018

KDP Secures Record Number of Seats in Kurdistan Regional Elections

On Sunday 21st October, the Kurdish Independent High Electoral and Referendum Commission (IHERC) officially released the results of the Kurdish parliamentary election. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) obtained 688,070 votes, giving it a significant lead over its rivals, securing 45 seats in the ...

Published On - October 18, 2018

Integrity UK Syria

Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Responds To Idlib De-Militarisation Zone (DMZ) Agreement

On Tuesday 16th October, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the failure of the militant group Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to withdraw from the Idlib de-militarised zone (DMZ) following the passing of Monday’s deadline. Peskov stated that although some groups designated as extre...

Published On - October 15, 2018

Integrity UK Syria

Suweida Hostage Crisis Continues As Factions Exchange Blame

On Friday 5th October, a sit-in protest was organised at the Suweida Governorate Building in response to the third recent killing of a Druze hostage by ISIS. At the beginning of that week, Thawrat Fadil, who was captured at the village of Shabkai following ISIS’ 25th July attack of Suweida City, ...

Published On - October 11, 2018

Integrity UK Iraq

Adil Abd al-Mahdi Initiates Government Formation Process

Last week, on Tuesday 2nd October, Iraqi lawmakers elected the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan nominee, Barham Salih, as the new President of Iraq in a second round of voting following the withdrawal of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) nominee, Fuad Hussein. Shortly after being elected as the ...

Published On - October 4, 2018

Integrity UK Syria

Confusion Over Demilitarisation Zone (DMZ) Leads Some Syrian Rebel Groups to Reject Deal

On Monday 17th September, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the formation of a 15 to 25 kilometre-wide demilitarised zone (DMZ) in Syria’s northern rebel-held province of Idlib. The agreement, which was announced following a summit between the tw...

KDP Secures Record Number of Seats in Kurdistan Regional Elections

Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Responds To Idlib De-Militarisation Zone (DMZ) Agreement

Suweida Hostage Crisis Continues As Factions Exchange Blame

Adil Abd al-Mahdi Initiates Government Formation Process

Confusion Over Demilitarisation Zone (DMZ) Leads Some Syrian Rebel Groups to Reject Deal

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