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Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and…
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Iraq’s US-backed prime minister on Thursday that he should not rely on the…
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
Iraq’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that the Kurdish independence referendum be declared void, an apparent rejection of the Kurdistan…
Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted
When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi‘ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq’s north to retake it…
Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media
Middle East
October 25, 2017
Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media
Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday which was closed after a referendum on independence…
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential elections by eight months
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential elections by eight months
Elections for the presidency and parliament of Iraq’s Kurdistan region set for Nov. 1 have been delayed by eight months,…
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogue
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogue
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan region on Monday to resolve their conflict…
Iraq PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday, discuss Northern Iraq referendum: Turkish sources
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Iraq PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday, discuss Northern Iraq referendum: Turkish sources
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit Turkey on Wednesday to discuss potential joint steps against northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional…
Iraq’s Kurdistan region delays elections
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Iraq’s Kurdistan region delays elections
Elections for Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s presidency and parliament set for Nov. 1 will be delayed because political parties failed to…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
Middle East
October 22, 2017
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…