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Iraqi legislator warns against Turkey’s attempts to ‘seize control of Mosul, annex it’
Aug 06, 2021 02:47An Iraqi lawmaker has condemned Turkey’s ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against purported positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, stating that Ankara intends to seize control of the strategic northwestern city of Mosul and annex it to its own territory.
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4 killed as Turkey intensifies attacks on ‘PKK targets’ in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jun 14, 2021 00:49Various areas across the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region have witnessed an escalation in Turkey’s ongoing strikes against alleged targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorist group.
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UN: Daesh committed genocide against Iraq's Izadis
May 11, 2021 09:33A UN team investigating Daesh atrocities in Iraq says it has established evidence that the crimes committed by the terrorist group against Izadis amounted to “genocide”.
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US military forces smuggle new batches of wheat crops from northeast Syria to Iraq: Report
May 07, 2021 00:20Amid reports that the US military is systematically smuggling basic commodities out of Syria, a convoy of nearly three dozen of US military trucks has carried tons of grain from the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
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Iran's FM holds talks with Kurdish officials in visit to Iraq
Apr 28, 2021 01:49Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region on a range of issues on the second day of his visit to neighboring Iraq.
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Iran, Turkey slam controversial Kurdish stamp marking Pope’s visit to Iraq
Mar 11, 2021 10:28Iran and Turkey have strongly censured the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its reported plans to print a contentious postage stamp commemorating Pope Francis’ recent trip to the Iraqi semi-autonomous region.
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Iran launching major trade office in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Mar 11, 2021 01:28Iran is launching a major trade office in Iraq’s Kurdistan to boost exports of farming products and manufactured goods to the semi-autonomous region.
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Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
Feb 11, 2021 16:12At least three Turkish soldiers have been killed during a new offensive against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry says.
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Kuwait: Cabinet submits resignation as the new emir asks PM to prepare for legislative elections
Oct 06, 2020 08:33Kuwait’s new emir has called the cabinet to carry on its duties and get ready for parliamentary elections slated for later this year after the prime minister tendered his government’s resignation.
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Gunmen kill, wound several US-backed SDF militants across northern Syria
Aug 23, 2020 11:50Unidentified armed men have shot dead and wounded several US-sponsored militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) across the northern sector of Syria as public outrage boils in areas held by the Takfiris amid worsening security conditions.