Iraq

Iraqi Kurdish forces deport Arabs, Turkmens: Paper

Oct 02, 2017 13:14

Kurdish security forces known as Asayesh and Peshmerga fighters have deported scores of Arab and Turkmen families from Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk following last week’s referendum on secession.
FM calls for Kurdish talks with Baghdad

Oct 02, 2017 08:28

Iran says a recent controversial referendum in the northern Iraq runs counter to the Arab country’s constitution, calling on Kurdish authorities to negotiate with Baghdad regardless of the outcome of the vote.
Iraqi army, allies recapture over dozen villages near Hawijah

Oct 02, 2017 02:22

Iraqi government forces and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have established control over more than a dozen villages near the northern town of Hawijah.
'Sheikh of snipers' killed in battle to retake Hawijah

Oct 01, 2017 09:55

Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi says the group has lost a valued sharpshooter during the battle to retake the northern town of al-Hawijah from the Takfiri terror group of Daesh.
Iraq to defend Kurdish people against threats: Premier

Oct 01, 2017 02:34

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reaffirmed the country’s determination to protect its Kurdish population against any threats, amid soaring tensions over the recent Kurdish referendum in the northern region of the country.
Iraqi army forces, allies achieve fresh territorial gains near Hawijah

Sep 30, 2017 12:05

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have registered more territorial gains near the town of Hawijah as they continue their joint operations to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of their last stronghold in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
Iran to hold joint military drills with Iraq along Kurdistan region border: Commander

Sep 30, 2017 12:05

A senior Iranian military commander says Iran and Iraq will hold joint military exercises along their border with the Kurdistan region in the coming days in line with Tehran's policy to support Baghdad’s central government, after the recent independence referendum in the semi-autonomous region.
Iran bans oil products shipment to Iraqi Kurdistan

Sep 30, 2017 12:05

Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has warned companies against shipment of oil products to and from the Iraqi Kurdistan “until further notice,” Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday.
Iraq ‘to take control of Kurdistan borders’

Sep 30, 2017 08:07

Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey.
US-led coalition confirms killing 50 civilians in Iraq, Syria in August

Sep 30, 2017 02:06

The US-led coalition has confirmed that it killed 50 civilians during its airstrikes against what it called Daesh positions in Iraq and Syria in August.