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Baghdad imposing sanctions on people of Kurdistan for 11 years: KRG

The fair distribution of the Kurdistan Region’s share of the federal budget has long been a point of contention between Erbil and Baghdad. Years of conflict and unresolved issues between Erbil and Baghdad, and economic sanctions and pressure on Erbil by federal authorities, have pushed employees in the Region to live from paycheck to paycheck.

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What still connects us to Baghdad? Kurdistan's struggle for rights in a fading federation

This opinion piece explores the ongoing financial and political tensions between Iraq’s federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), questioning what links Erbil to Baghdad amid budget restrictions and fears of greater centralization.

Abdulla Reshawi

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Kurdish NGO to raise salary issues before UN council

The NGO stated that the decision impacts all people in the Kurdistan Region, especially women, children, and pensioners.

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Kurdish leaders slam Bagdad’s ‘collective punishment’ on Eid eve

Baghdad’s decision, deemed “a political decision” by Kurdish authorities, jeopardizes the livelihoods of the Region’s over one million salaried workers for the next eight months.

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Zebari shuts down Halbousi’s roadmap to resolve Erbil-Baghdad issues

Halbousi suggested that extraction, use, marketing, and export of oil, gas, and other natural resources “be exclusively under the authority and jurisdiction of the federal government.”

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‘Violation of constitution’: Iraqi parliament speakership slams suspension of Kurdistan salaries

The speakership urged the Iraqi federal government to reverse the decision, especially in light of Eid al-Adha approaching.

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Suspending salaries ‘collective punishment’ of citizens: KRG

The KRG Council of Ministers deemed the move “unconstitutional” and “illegal”, calling on the Iraqi government to review the finance ministry’s decision and implement the bilateral agreement signed earlier this year.

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KDP says ‘positive indications’ from Baghdad on salary issues

The KDP stressed the need to end “this unfair treatment of the livelihoods of employees and salaried workers in Kurdistan”

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Kurdish civil servants file lawsuit against Baghdad over salary issues

Economic sanctions and pressure on Erbil by federal authorities have forced employees in the Region to live from paycheck to paycheck

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Suspension of funding ‘political attack’: Kurdish blocs

The Kurdish blocs said they were “shocked and saddened” by the finance ministry’s decision.

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