Kurdistan
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,…
Iraq’s Kurdistan region plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
Middle East
October 3, 2017
Iraq’s Kurdistan region plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, the Erbil-based Rudaw TV said on…
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
Middle East
September 29, 2017
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday,…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
China supports Iraq’s unity, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday, as voting started in an independence referendum organized by…
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
“For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a…
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan border, Turkey hits militant positions
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan border, Turkey hits militant positions
Iranian forces have launched war games in an area near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Iran’s state media reported…