Kurdistan Regional Government
Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualties, officials say
Middle East
March 18, 2022
Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualties, officials say
(CNN)A dozen ballistic missiles struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said. The missiles were…
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Protesters took to the streets for the second time in as many days across semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to show their…
France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias
Middle East
December 2, 2017
France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government sanctioned Iran-backed Popular Mobilization…
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing…
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Iraq’s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with…
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…
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…
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…
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…