Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Sistani urges Iraq to protect Kurds amid tensions

Oct 20, 2017 12:14

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on the Iraqi government to protect the Kurdish population in the north amid rising tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region.
Iraq warns oil companies against Kurdistan deals

Oct 19, 2017 16:53

Iraq's oil ministry has cautioned oil companies against signing contracts with authorities in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region without its approval.
Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdistan’s vice president

Oct 19, 2017 11:56

An Iraqi court has issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), accusing him of alleged “provocation” against the Arab country’s armed forces, which managed to take over Kirkuk province earlier this week.
Kurdish region never wanted war with Iraqi army: KRG foreign minister

Oct 19, 2017 04:44

The regional foreign minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said that the semi-autonomous region has never intended to engage in a confrontation with the Iraqi military.
Iraqi Kurdistan’s vote postponed amid tensions with Baghdad government

Oct 19, 2017 04:15

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has decided to postpone the presidential and legislative elections in the northern semi-autonomous region amid spiraling tensions with the Baghdad government in the wake of last month’s Kurdish secession referendum and a dire "threat of civil war" there.
Ankara supports united Iraq, Turkish prime minister says

Oct 18, 2017 11:52

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has reiterated his country’s unwavering support for united Iraq amid spiraling tensions between the Baghdad government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the wake of last month’s Kurdish referendum.
Kurdish forces withdraw to June 2014 line: Iraqi commander

Oct 18, 2017 09:27

A senior Iraqi military commander says Kurdish Peshmerga forces have pulled back to the positions they held in June 2014, before the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group swept through the Arab country.
Iraq’s Kurdistan leader says recent referendum won’t be in vain

Oct 18, 2017 04:59

The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan has claimed the secession vote recently held throughout the region won’t be in vain.
Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq to eradicate PKK from Kirkuk

Oct 16, 2017 13:51

The Turkish government says it is ready to cooperate with the central Iraqi government against militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk, amid reports that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is allowing PKK terrorists to penetrate the city.
Baghdad warns Kurds not to cut oil flow after KRG halts crude production

Oct 16, 2017 13:28

The Iraqi government has warned the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) not to take any measure that would cause a crude oil flow disruption from Kirkuk oil fields as Kurdish authorities reportedly shut down some 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) of production from two major fields in northern Iraq.