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Iraqi officials cite progress on oil deal with Kurds
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Iraqi officials cite progress on oil deal with Kurds

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government has agreed “in principle” on a long-anticipated oil-sharing deal with the northern Kurdish region, officials…
Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq
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Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq

  An attack Saturday on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan base in Iraq killed at least 11 people and…
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…
Iraq’s Kurdistan region delays elections
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Iraq’s Kurdistan region delays elections

Elections for Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s presidency and parliament set for Nov. 1 will be delayed because political parties failed to…
Russia says Iraqi Kurds must act in concert with Baghdad
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Russia says Iraqi Kurds must act in concert with Baghdad

Russia respects the desire of Iraqi Kurdistan to seek to assert its identity but this must be done in dialogue…
Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
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Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks to Iraqi Kurds as they lose ground…
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
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Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote

Iran’s state TV is reporting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iran as Tehran and Ankara weigh how…
Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September
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Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September

Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday announced it would hold an independence referendum in September, bringing the Kurds one step closer…
As offensive nears, Islamic State rigs Mosul with bombs
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As offensive nears, Islamic State rigs Mosul with bombs

Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as spies in…
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants
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Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed strategy in fighting Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants with visiting Iraqi Kurdish…
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