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Iraqi army takes control of Turkey border gate from Kurds: Turkish PM
Oct 31, 2017 16:00Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim says Iraqi army forces have taken control of a key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
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Iran will lift border restrictions with Iraq’s Kurdistan soon: Baqeri
Oct 30, 2017 17:59A senior Iranian commander says the country will remove its border restrictions with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “in the coming days,” lifting curbs imposed after last month’s independence referendum.
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Iraqi premier calls on Kurdish people to abide by law after outbreak of riot
Oct 30, 2017 17:57Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for “calm” and “adherence to law” in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region following an outbreak of riot there after Massoud Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s president, announced that he would effectively step down early next month.
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Protesters storm Iraqi Kurdistan's parl. as Barzani resigns
Oct 29, 2017 17:31Angry demonstrators, some carrying clubs, have reportedly stormed the parliament of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the region’s capital city of Erbil as the Kurdish lawmakers approved a request by president of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, Massoud Barzani, to step down early next month.
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Iraqi army seizes control over 40 oil wells in northwestern Nineveh
Oct 29, 2017 17:03Iraqi army troops have taken control over 40 oil wells West of Mosul city, an army officer reported on Sunday, adding that the wells were previously under the control of Masood Barzani's fighters.
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Barzani won’t extend term beyond Nov. 1: Kurdish official
Oct 29, 2017 06:42President of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani will not extend his presidential term beyond November 1, says a Kurdish government official.
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UN Security Council reaffirms support for Iraq’s integrity after Kurdish vote
Oct 27, 2017 05:36The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has "reaffirmed" support for Iraq's territorial integrity amid tensions between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the wake of a highly controversial referendum the semi-autonomous region held last month in open defiance of Baghdad.
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Kurdistan’s offer to freeze referendum result will not redress damage: Turkey
Oct 26, 2017 17:26Turkish authorities say an offer by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to freeze the results of last month’s independence referendum is not enough, saying the move would not compensate for the damage caused by the controversial vote.
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Iraqi prime minister calls for total annulment of Kurdish independence vote
Oct 26, 2017 14:05Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for the total annulment of the recent Kurdish secession referendum in northern Iraq, apparently rejecting the Kurdish leader’s recent decision to merely freeze the results of the unconstitutional vote.
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Iraq’s PM in Turkey for talks on Kurds
Oct 25, 2017 15:20Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has arrived in Turkey to discuss developments in the Arab country’s Kurdistan region as Baghdad and Ankara seek stronger bonds to deal with the Kurdish independence drive.