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Iraq extends air blockade of Kurdistan by three more months: Officials
Feb 26, 2018 16:29Iraq has once again extended by three months a ban on international flights to and from the Kurdish region, some five months after the region held a controversial vote, which opened up a persisting rift between the semi-autonomous region and the central government in Baghdad.
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Dozens of Izadi bodies found in mass grave in Iraq’s Nineveh
Feb 03, 2018 16:33Iraqi security forces have found a mass grave in the northern province of Nineveh, which contains the bodies of dozen members of the Izadi minority group believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists when they were in control of an area there.
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Iraqi parliament votes to lift sanctions on Kurdistan-based banks
Jan 29, 2018 19:18The Iraqi lawmakers have voted to end sanctions imposed on banks operating in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, some four months after the Central Bank of Iraq ordered private banks to halt their branches’ operations in Kurdistan following a highly controversial voting held in the region.
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President Rouhani: Iran backs unified Iraq
Jan 21, 2018 13:41President Hassan Rouhani says Iran invariably backs a “united and integrated” Iraq, warning against attempts by certain foreign powers to deal a blow to regional stability and security.
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Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports must be under Baghdad control: PM Abadi
Jan 21, 2018 10:07The Iraqi prime minister has called on the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to stop independent oil exports, saying the crude produced there must be placed under the central government’s control.
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UN urges Baghdad, Erbil to resolve rift through dialog
Jan 06, 2018 13:12The United Nations has called on the central Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to settle their differences thorough engaging in talks based on the country’s constitution.
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Iraq Kurdistan to return border crossings to central government
Jan 02, 2018 14:28Iraq’s Kurdistan is reportedly set to return the control of border crossings in the semi-autonomous northern region to the central government in a bid to pave the way for talks with Baghdad.
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Five protesters dead as mass rallies continue in Iraq's Kurdish region
Dec 20, 2017 08:04Kurdish security forces have fatally shot five protesters in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan as demonstrations continue there amid widespread anger over unpaid salaries and corruption.
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Iraqi PM warns against attacking protesters in Kurdish regions
Dec 20, 2017 07:34Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned against attacking protesters in the country's northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Dec 19, 2017 14:36Security forces in Iraq’s Kurdistan region have clashed with demonstrators protesting corruption and unpaid salaries for a second day.