Wladimir

@vvanwilgenburg

Freelance journalist (MEE, The Region, Daily Beast), analyst, MA Conflict Studies/Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussion or trolls.

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    24 Apr 2016

    I am not on Twitter for debate with anonymous accounts, threats or partisan politics. If you have a question, DM me.

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  2. 55 minutes ago

    Coalition continues hitting IS positions in Hajin.

    Yesterday, the Coalition successfully struck & destroyed an ISIS observation post & staging area in Hajin, void of civilians at the time & tracking with surveillance assets. ISIS was first to report alleged civilian casualties, yet outlets picked up this story anyway.
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    Helicopter near

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    : Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih lands in Baghdad, received by Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban.

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    Officer in Iraqi Joint Forces Command says there is a daily increase in ISIS attacks that are not reported to press. At least 20 killed & injured daily. ISIS still has pockets & cells in Baghdad, Ninawa, Anbar, Kirkuk & Salah ad-Din. No unity of command.

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    Our conference is underway at the city’s Babylon Hotel. The delegations have been hearing from the spiritual council members about the horrific violence waged against them by .

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    Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister has arrived to Baghdad as the US has given Baghdad 45 days deadline to find alternative for importing Iranian gas and electricity.

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    is ripe for a comeback, says RAND's . The group has proven that it's capable of making money even without controlling large population centers. And its expenses are minimal compared to what they were just over a year ago.

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    Amazing story by on the Assyrian stone relief brought to the US from 150 years ago, & just auctioned off at record-high $28m -

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    22 hours ago

    Erbil governorate will mark centenary of Poland' independence by planting a tree in Minaret Park in Erbil 🇵🇱

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    Here Comes The Recycler Jalal sold his car and borrowed money to open this much-needed project near Ranya, in the Kurdistan region. Plastic pollution is a huge problem in Iraq, and looking for ways to & reuse is vital to the environment.

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  12. 2 hours ago

    Statement by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis on Refueling Saudi Coalition Aircraft

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    22 hours ago

    RARE BBC JOURNALISM JOB ALERT! Are you super creative (this is a must) filmmaker, who wants to travel the world and make intelligent, yet accessible, original investigations on underrepresented communities? Come join my new team:

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    Live interview yesterday on the radio station by one of our best radio hosts about in and my work for the International Commission on in the country.

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    'Kurdistan This Week' for November 10, 2018

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  16. 3 hours ago

    Early Christmas feeling in Ainkawa Erbil

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  17. 3 hours ago

    "Around 2,000 Kurds have come from Turkey and are now residing in Japan, and 1,500 of them have chosen this city in the southern part of the prefecture, just north of Tokyo, as their home."

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    19 hours ago

    In a rare show of unity, nine parties in have established a joint platform to promote the use of the Kurdish language against what they see as a creeping danger of assimilation

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    U.S. halting refueling of Saudi-led coalition aircraft in Yemen's war

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    FIFA to engage with Iran to lift ban on women in stadiums

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    Since start of Nov have been 5 protests in Basra as activists have followed through with remarks that they would restart demonstrations there

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