Iraq

  • Kurdistan refuses to relinquish border crossings to Iraq amid referendum tensions

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Lebanon airline to halt Erbil flights

    Lebanon airline to halt Erbil flights

    Sep 27, 2017 11:56

    Lebanon says it plans to halt flights by its flagship carrier airline to Iran’s Kurdish region from Friday in a major sign that may show an international air traffic embargo called by Iraq against the region is already being put into place.

  • Iraqi forces thwart Daesh attack in Ramadi

    Iraqi forces thwart Daesh attack in Ramadi

    Sep 27, 2017 11:23

    Iraq’s army, police, and Popular Mobilization forces have foiled a push by the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh to stage a comeback in Ramadi, the capital of the western Iraq Anbar Province.

  • Russia, Iran, France warn Iraqi Kurds against repercussions of secession

    Russia, Iran, France warn Iraqi Kurds against repercussions of secession

    Sep 27, 2017 10:43

    Russia, Iran and France have warned that a controversial secession referendum held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region could lead to further instability in the entire Middle East, a region already rife with numerous conflicts and terror threats.