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Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence vote
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Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence vote

Iraqi Kurdish leaders offered Wednesday to freeze the outcome of last month’s vote for independence, taking a step back in…
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…
Kurds report Iraq attack south of oil export pipeline, Iraqis say no clashes
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Kurds report Iraq attack south of oil export pipeline, Iraqis say no clashes

Kurdistan regional authorities accused Iraqi forces of launching an attack on Tuesday towards the Turkish border, where a section of…
Iraq forces take oil fields, dashing Kurdish dreams
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Iraq forces take oil fields, dashing Kurdish dreams

Iraqi forces Wednesday appeared poised to take full control of the oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk,…
Iraq says captures positions south of Kirkuk including airbase
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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
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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,…
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
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Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad

Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan region for talks about the escalating crisis between the Kurdish…
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires
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Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires

The Kurdish forces were given a deadline of 2 a.m. local time Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday) to surrender their positions and return…
It’s not independence, but Syria’s Kurds entrench self-rule
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It’s not independence, but Syria’s Kurds entrench self-rule

 Adnan Hassan, a Syrian Kurd, finally has hope for himself and his people. Two years ago, Islamic State militants nearly…
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