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Kurdish official denies Iraqi forces control Turkey crossing
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Kurdish official denies Iraqi forces control Turkey crossing
An Iraqi Kurdish official is denying reports that Iraqi federal forces have taken control of a key border crossing between…
Turkey PM confirms Iraqi government in control of main land border
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Turkey PM confirms Iraqi government in control of main land border
Iraq’s central government has taken over control of the main land crossing into Turkey from the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government…
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
Middle East
October 28, 2017
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
Iraq’s Prime Minister on Friday issued a 24-hour suspension of the movement of troops who are deployed in Iraq’s north…
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…