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Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence vote
Middle East
October 25, 2017
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
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…
Kurds report Iraq attack south of oil export pipeline, Iraqis say no clashes
Middle East
October 24, 2017
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
Middle East
October 18, 2017
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
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,…
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
Middle East
October 15, 2017
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
Middle East
October 15, 2017
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
Middle East
October 8, 2017
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…