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Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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