Reports of US funding cuts to Kurdish armed forces raises concerns over regional stability
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-08-30 02:19 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Iran, US Politics
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The Trump administration is planning to cut funding to the Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to a BBC report that called the Peshmerga "a key Middle East ally that helped the US defeat the Islamic State group (IS) and is now facing punishing attacks from Iran, according to four sources familiar with the matter."
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