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UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
Middle East

UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town

The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…
Oil seen as real prize of Iran’s Kurdish adventure
Middle East

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…
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
Middle East

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,…
EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday
Egypt

EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday

Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir will suspend flights to and from Erbil airport in northern Iraq from Friday after the Baghdad…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East

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

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…
Factbox: Iraq’s Kurds to vote in historic referendum on independence
Middle East

Factbox: Iraq’s Kurds to vote in historic referendum on independence

About five million people in Kurdish-held areas of northern Iraq will be summoned to take part in a non-binding referendum…
Iraqi Kurdish referendum ‘historic mistake’: Turkey
Middle East

Iraqi Kurdish referendum ‘historic mistake’: Turkey

Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence. The parliament in Baghdad authorized…
Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum
Middle East

Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum

Iraq’s parliament voted on Tuesday to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence planned for Sept. 25, authorizing the prime minister…
From ‘caliph’ to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run
Middle East

From ‘caliph’ to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run

“Islamic State” (IS) group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centers of his…
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