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Oil seen as real prize of Iran’s Kurdish adventure
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Oil seen as real prize of Iran’s Kurdish adventure
After helping Iraq stifle a Kurdish push for independence, Iran is now positioning itself to take control of oil exports…
Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq
Middle East
November 12, 2017
Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq
A mass grave containing the remains of at least 400 suspected victims of “Islamic State” (IS) terrorists was discovered in Iraq on…
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…
Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
Middle East
October 20, 2017
Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks to Iraqi Kurds as they lose ground…
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
Middle East
October 19, 2017
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
About 100,000 Kurds have fled Kirkuk for fear of sectarian reprisals since Iraqi government forces took over the city after…
Iraq says captures positions south of Kirkuk including airbase
Middle East
October 16, 2017
Iraq says captures positions south of Kirkuk including airbase
Iraqi forces captured several positions south of Kirkuk from Kurdish fighters on Monday in their bid to regain control of…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Middle East
October 13, 2017
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Kurdish authorities have sent thousands more troops to the oil region of Kirkuk to confront “threats” from Iraq’s central government,…
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
Middle East
October 12, 2017
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) offered to hold talks with Iraqi authorities on the status of Kurdish airports, border posts…