Erbil

American

[ir-bil] / ˈɪr bɪl /

Also Irbil,

noun

a town in northern Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.

Erbil British

/ ˈɜːbɪl /

noun

Ancient name: Arbela. a city in N Iraq: important in Assyrian times. Pop: 870 000 (2005 est)

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US special envoy Tom Barrack and Mazloum Abdi are set to meet later on Saturday in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Ergin Erbil, leader of Enfield Council, branded it "an outrage" and said the council was "looking at all legal options at the moment".

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The leader of Enfield Council, Ergin Erbil, said they were treating the matter as criminal damage and had reported it to the police.

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We spoke to Shukria Badar, a mother of five boys and two girls from Erbil, whose son Baryar Mohamed used people smugglers to try to reach Britain.

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We spoke to one people smuggler in Erbil who wished to remain anonymous.

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