Election Commission: 92% of Voters Said ‘Yes’ to Kurdistan Referendum
The election commission of the Kurdistan Regional Government said Wednesday that more than 92 percent of people who voted in ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Leader Calls for Dialogue Amid Threats from Baghdad
The leader of Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday called for dialogue after an independence referendum that officials say received more than ...
Iraqi Officers Join Turkish Military Drill On Kurdistan Border
Iraqi servicemen arrived in Turkey on Monday to join the country's military drill on the border with Kurdistan, the Turkish ...
Iraqi Kurds Defy Neighbors, US to Vote for Independence
Kurds living in the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan voted on Monday in a referendum form an independent state, a move that ...
Kurdistan Referendum to Go Ahead as Planned, KRG Official Says
The planned independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan will be held on September 25 despite claims to the contrary, Hemin Hawrami, ...
Iraq Announces Start of Offensive to Retake Hawija from ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Thursday the start of the Hawija operation, with Iraqi Security Forces leading the ...
Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Approves Independence Referendum
In its first session in nearly two years, the parliament of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq voted to hold ...
Minister Falah Mustafa: Independent Kurdistan Will Be a Good Neighbor
Falah Mustafa wants to be a good neighbor. The minister, who has headed the Kurdistan Regional Government Department of Foreign ...
Kurdistan Parliament to Reconvene This Week After 2-Year Suspension
The parliament of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq will reconvene this week and hold its first session since 2015, ...
Kurdistan Referendum Finds Little Support Amid Warnings of Regional Instability
On Friday, Kurds living outside of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq can register online to cast a ballot in ...
US-Led Coalition Launches Strike Against ISIS Convoy Traveling to Iraqi Border
The U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State said on Wednesday it carried out an airstrike to prevent a convoy of ISIS ...
In Afghanistan, Trump Should Avoid Learning Too Much From Iraq
After 16 years of war, U.S. President Donald J. Trump's new Afghanistan strategy looks set to borrow from his commanders' ...
So What If They Are ‘Devil Worshippers’?
It was the 3rd of August, 2014. Almost two months since the Islamic State captured the Iraqi city of Mosul. ...
In First Since 1979, NATO Member Turkey Hosts Iran Army Chief
In a sign that NATO's only Muslim member Turkey is looking to other powers to handle regional matters, Ankara hosted ...
Two US Troops Died, 5 Injured in Incident in Northern Iraq
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State announced on Sunday that two U.S. troops were killed and five others were ...
Russia Signals Acceptance Of Kurdistan’s Independence From Iraq
Almost everyone in Iraq has witnessed devastating wars throughout their lifetime. But it was this summer that Iraqis could declare ...
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Killed, Observatory Claims
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has claimed that it confirmed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. ...
Iraq Declares End of Caliphate After Capturing Mosul Mosque
A man with long beard, dressed in a black turban appeared for the first and the last time inside the ...
Iraq Says Liberation of Mosul From ISIS Is Almost Over
A military campaign to drive out Islamic State militants from Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, will finish in a few ...
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