Iraq’s first lady blasts Turkey’s assault against PKK in Kurdistan Region
The first lady's own family history and the upcoming parliamentary elections are likely behind her decision to speak up now.
![Iraq's new first lady and Iraqi-Kurdish politician and writer Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed receives a bouquet of flowers during her husband's inauguration and handover ceremony as the new Iraqi president at al-Salam Palace in the capital Baghdad on Oct. 17, 2022.](/https/www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2024-07/GettyImages-1244034094.jpg?h=827d3341&itok=D5tlQCA1)
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