Diyar Kurda

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Journalist, Washington D.C. Bureau Chief at @Rudawkurdish - @WHCA @PressClubDC member, Master of Arts (USFP) at @AmericanU reach me on Signal: diyarkurda.02

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I asked President Donald Trump: Yesterday you said you gave the Kurds weapons and they kept them for themselves. A U.S. military official says (tells me) the Kurds have not received any weapons, and all Kurdish parties deny receiving them?” Trump responded: “The officials are wrong”

US air defense system shooting down an ongoing Iranian aerial attack one after another in Erbil, Kurdistan Region

A Syrian armed man holding what he claims is the braid of a Kurdish female fighter, saying it was taken from Raqqa. The footage has sparked outrage and renewed concern over abuses and dehumanization in the conflict.

#New US forces arrived in the SDF-held DayrHafir town, east of Aleppo, amid the Syrian Arab Army escalation against Kurdish-led SDF

#Breaking President Trump tells me Rudaw English Iran is giving us a letter supposedly to tonight. “We’ll see how that goes.”

President Trump has wrapped up his remarks and signed an executive order on American energy - later exited the East Room without taking any shouted questions.

#New President confirmed to me that he does have a deadline for Iran.. it is simply, in his words, 'on his mind.' He is clearly keeping his cards close as negotiations continue

Congressman Rep. Andy Harris, MD tells Rudaw English if Syria’s new government fails to protect minorities, including the Kurds, the U.S. should rethink its approach, while stressing that al-Sharaa government “should be given a chance to prove” it will protect all minorities.

#BREAKING_NEWS Just asked President Trump, if he still has a veto on Nouri Al-Maliki to become the Iraqi PM..watch how he responds Rudaw English

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I spot Gen. Dan Caine leaving the White House, suggesting the Situation Room meeting has likely ended. No immediate confirmation from White House yet.

It was a great experience to be present at President Donald J. Trump cabinet meeting today and to have the opportunity to ask a question about #Kurdistan

A Syrian fighter inside the city of Raqqa is heard reciting verses attributed to Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the former ISIS spokesman killed in 2016 during battles in Aleppo.

I asked Secretary Rubio about reports that weapons were allegedly provided to Kurdish groups to pass on to the Iranian people… Kurdish parties and officials deny. Who actually received these weapons, and are they still with U.S. forces? Watch his response.

#New I asked President Trump, if he is happy with the current situation in Syria after the deal between Syrian Gov and Kurds .. the President offered a notable endorsement of the current leadership’s direction.

“Federalism is the best form of governance for a state,” says KDP-İ leader Mustafa Hijri (Iranian Kurdish Leader), emphasizing that it remains their main demand.

#Breaking President Trump tells me Rudaw English “I don’t think so” when asked if the U.S. would return to “Project Freedom.” He added: “We might do it. We were asked by Pakistan not to do it. We may go back to Project Freedom, but it would be Project Freedom plus other things.”

U.S. President Donald Trump tells me Rudaw English he would prefer Kurdish forces “stay away,” arguing they “bring some problems” and “difficulty,” adding that their presence can lead to “death… to themselves.”

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a special hearing soon regarding the situation in Syria and recent violations. Rudaw English is inside the room to cover the event.

Attacks by pro-Iran armed groups against the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga are "untenable," US Special Envoy for Syria Ambassador Tom Barrack tells me

I asked Joe Wilson Wilson about the recent developments in Syria and his views on attacks against Kurds and other minority communities in the country.

The chairman of the United States House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee Brian Mast told Rudaw English that he will continue speaking to SDF chief Mazloum Abdi.

#BREAKINGNEWS Karoline Leavitt says President Trump spoke with Kurdish leaders about the U.S. base in northern Iraq. White House Press secretary adds that reports claiming the president agreed to any broader plan are “completely false” and should not be circulated

President Trump tells me the Syrian leader, whom he claims he personally installed, is doing a "phenomenal job" and has been "very good to the Kurds" so far. On Iran, President Trump said: I feel very badly for the people of Iran," he added. "They lived like they've lived in hell."

A powerful message of solidarity from Sheikh Marwan Kiwan, a Druze religious leader in Syria, addressed to the Kurds of Rojava amid ongoing attacks by Damascus on the Kurdish region.