Barzani to meet Macron and Borne in Paris

Baghdad called upon to mediate between the MIT and the PUK 

Hugely concerned about the origin of the intelligence that allowed the MIT to attack the Sulaymanyah airport on 7 April, the PUK has called on Baghdad to lead the investigation. It is also hoping to calm down the increasingly tense relations between the Talabani clan and Ankara.

Oil firms DNO, Forza and HKN nervous about resuming Kurdish operations despite Erbil-Baghdad deal 

Recent turmoil with Baghdad over the Kurdistan Regional Government's pursuit of economically vital oil sales has undermined the confidence of foreign oil companies in the region, raising fears some will not resume their activities.

• IRAQ - Talabani cousins revive family feud
  

• UNITED STATES - Intelligence committee inspects National Cyber Guard

• RUSSIA - The Kremlin's nuclear weapons 'leaks'

• FRANCE - DGSE's secret funds or special funds?

• FRANCE - Public auditor seeks closer cooperation between Tracfin and financial prosecutor

• CHINA - Beijing eyes Southern states to realise international security vision
  

Amar Zahid involved in case after case between US and Iraqi telecom industry 

A new governmental agreement may open up the Iraqi market, but consultant Amar Zahid's hands are tied in a case before the US courts against intelligence equipment manufacturer TIC.

• RUSSIA - Mobilisation a pretext for settling scores between siloviki and opponents.

• IRAQ - The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan puts end to internal feud.
  

• EUROPEAN UNION - EEAS seeks private sector contractor for future strategic foresight hub.
  

• FRANCE/GERMANY/UNITED STATES - Macron tries to revive cyber action programme at UN.
  

• UNITED STATES/CHINA - Battle of defence attachés in Indo-Pacific region.
  

CAE Aviation deploys new spy plane in Erbil 

As large numbers of Islamic State fighters continue to hide out in Northern Iraq, a new IRS plane from CAE Aviation, a supplier to French intelligence, began monitoring the area on 14 April.