Iraq

US ‘does not recognize’ Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Tillerson

Sep 30, 2017 02:06

The United States does not officially recognize the referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish region, says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Iran’s top Sunni cleric backs Iraq’s integrity, unity

Sep 30, 2017 01:42

Iran’s prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Abdul Hamid has voiced his objection to the potential secession of the northern Kurdistan region from Iraqi mainland, urging the Kurdish people to maintain their unity.
Iraqi forces liberate nearly dozen villages in new push to free Hawijah

Sep 29, 2017 12:54

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have established control over nearly a dozen villages around Hawijah after the launch of the second phase of offensive to dislodge Daesh Takfiri terrorists from their stronghold in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
Kurdistan refuses to relinquish border crossings to Iraq amid referendum tensions

Sep 29, 2017 12:46

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has refused to relinquish control of its border crossings to the Iraqi government as Arab-Kurd tensions simmer in light of Monday’s referendum of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region from the rest of the Iraqi territory.
Iraqi forces launch second phase of Hawijah liberation operation

Sep 29, 2017 10:59

Iraqi armed forces have launched the second phase of a military operation to liberate the northern town of al-Hawijah, one of the last remaining bastions of the Takfiri Daesh terror group in the country.
Grand Ayatollah Sistani opposes Kurdistan’s secession

Sep 29, 2017 10:58

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani has voiced opposition to the secession of the northern Kurdistan region from the mainland, warning of the negative repercussions of such “unilateral steps.”
Superpowers failed to advance own plots in Iraq: Jahangiri

Sep 29, 2017 09:13

A senior Iranian official says superpowers have failed to advance their personal agendas in Iraq, emphasizing that Iran and Turkey should help the neighboring Arab state protect its borders against destabilizing acts.
Turkey won’t shy away from harshest response if border threatened: Yildirim

Sep 28, 2017 17:08

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country’s military forces will not hesitate to give a stinging response to a national security threat on the border with Iraq in reaction to Monday’s referendum of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Turkey agrees to ‘only deal with Baghdad’ over oil exports

Sep 28, 2017 10:49

In a major U-turn, Turkey has agreed to solely deal with the central Iraqi government over crude oil exports, following a contentious secession referendum held by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Baghdad government says.
Iraqi PM demands invalidation of Kurdish referendum

Sep 27, 2017 14:24

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has demanded the annulment of this week’s referendum of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region amid soaring tensions between the central government in Baghdad and local Kurdish authorities.