Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq Representation in Austria

Krise im Irak - Aktuelle Entwicklungen

Since June 2014, Iraq has been facing unprecedented political challenges. In order to inform you of these rapidly changing developments and their implications for the Kurdistan Region, we have compiled international news articles, interviews with government officials, as well as statements by the presidency and government of the Kurdistan Region.

August 11, 2014

Michel Reimon: Interview on Austrian TV

Michel Reimon, EU-Parliamentarian of the Austrian Green Party, reports live from Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region Iraq and views his personal impressions of the refugee crisis on the ground. Michel Reimon im ZIB 2 Interview mit Armin Wolf, 11 August 2014
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August 10, 2014

Airlift to Sinjar – Report by MEP Michel Reimon

In this dramatic eyewitness report Michel Reimon, EU Parliamentarian of the Austrian Green Party, reports about the rescue mission of the thousands of refugees in the Sinjar Mountains. Helicopters support the tens of thousands of Yezidi with water and food. A few refugees manage, as can be seen in the video, to jump in the…
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