Kurdistan Islamic Union

Kurdistan Islamic Union (Kurdish: Yekgirtûy islâmî Kurdistân, يه كگرتووى ئيسلامي كوردستان ) (Arabic: الاتحاد الاسلامي الكوردستاني , al-Ittiḥād al-islāmī al-kūrdistānī), colloquially referred to as Yekgirtû, is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan is in principle independent and is directly responsible for policy matters. The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.