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If anyone is planning on entering into Iraq/Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) then I would advise against it, I work in Iraq and at the moment there is a lot of uncertainty on how safe the region is.
IS (extreme Islamic group) are pushing toward Erbil and other areas, they do have control of certain areas in Kurdistan and Iraq.
The US are continuing with bombing areas to help the Iraqi Army and Peshmerga
Its not the best area to be in at the moment

Iraq - Al Jazeera - News

http://rt.com/news/179280-iraq-islamic-kil-yazidi/

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I really wished to visit Iraqi Kurdistan in June 2012 by motorcycle and I was ready to do it, but an earthquake hit the North of Italy just a few days before my departure, so I had to cancel the trip 'cause I felt I had to stay close to my girlfriend that temporarily lost her house.
I was sorry also because I knew that some parts of the world can be not safe anymore as years progress due to many events, and this is a clear case.


Anyway, my prayers are with the innocents that risk their lives due to integralism, let's hope that all of this horror will come to an end very soon.

Be safe, bro, and thanks for the update.
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Northern Iraq / Kurdistan's territory was never really under attack by ISIS and is as safe as ever. The road from Turkey / Zakho to Erbil is a highway. No reason to be overly worried as a traveller.
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Northern Iraq / Kurdistan's territory was never really under attack by ISIS and is as safe as ever. The road from Turkey / Zakho to Erbil is a highway. No reason to be overly worried as a traveller.
I think you will find that it is still under attack in certain places, there was a large bomb in Erbil about 3 to 4 days ago, so they managed to get a bomb in to the safest area of the safest area, the Peshmerga are still trying to rout ISIS from certain areas and are doing a good job. Also there are no Kurdistan/Iraq border because in the eyes of the Iraq government it is just one country. I work over in Iraq (well for another week anyway) and get int updates most days. That said it is not as bad as Northern Iraq. Yeah everything will probably be fine for travelers....right up until you put the orange jumpsuit on.

In the northern province of Ninevah, Kurdish forces were reported as repulsing an IS attack against defensive positions on the outskirts of Ba'shiqah, to the northeast, claiming to have killed and injured dozens of insurgents.
This puts them about 2 to 3 hours from the Turkey/Iran/Iraq borders
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I think you will find that it is still under attack in certain places, there was a large bomb in Erbil about 3 to 4 days ago, so they managed to get a bomb in to the safest area of the safest area, the Peshmerga are still trying to rout ISIS from certain areas and are doing a good job. Also there are no Kurdistan/Iraq border because in the eyes of the Iraq government it is just one country. I work over in Iraq (well for another week anyway) and get int updates most days. That said it is not as bad as Northern Iraq. Yeah everything will probably be fine for travelers....right up until you put the orange jumpsuit on.

In the northern province of Ninevah, Kurdish forces were reported as repulsing an IS attack against defensive positions on the outskirts of Ba'shiqah, to the northeast, claiming to have killed and injured dozens of insurgents.
This puts them about 2 to 3 hours from the Turkey/Iran/Iraq borders


I wonder - or not - what motivation you have to pro-actively discourage travelers to visit your neighbouring country (Northern Iraq - Kurdish Autonomous Region), and then with standard mainstream newsclips.


In theory, this forum exists for accurate first-hand info by and for bonafide travellers.


Other HUBBers provided just that recently, for example eurasiaoverland in his valuable post http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...055#post482880 and myself with Along the ISIS front from Grozny via Erbil & Kobane to Kilis
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I wonder - or not - what motivation you have to pro-actively discourage travelers to visit your neighbouring country (Northern Iraq - Kurdish Autonomous Region), and then with standard mainstream newsclips.


In theory, this forum exists for accurate first-hand info by and for bonafide travellers.


Other HUBBers provided just that recently, for example eurasiaoverland in his valuable post http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...055#post482880 and myself with Along the ISIS front from Grozny via Erbil & Kobane to Kilis
There is no malis meant, I am just saying it as it is. No false pretense and by no means am I telling people not to go. The choice is there for people to make. But i am definitely not going to flower it up

As for first hand info, i am sat in Iraq now and work with Iraqis, can get no more first hand than that

What do you class a a bonifide traveler? I do travel, quite a bit actually, not all of it for pleasure as I would like.
I would also prefer not to get into tit for tat on this forum. But please PM me if you wish

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Nice post

I've often wondered what it would be like to travel in a Cayenne instead of my 79PS Pickup truck..

Are CD plates really useful at borders?
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We are currently in Dohuk and have come from Erbil last week. Locals are are bit on edge but life goes on as usual. Skirt around Mosul thru the mountains and have a great ride. The U.S. have of course over dramatised the situation and we are just as likely to be at risk in any large western city .
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