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Iran reopens border crossing with Iraq’s Kurdistan
Oct 25, 2017 15:08Iran has reopened one of its border crossings with Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region after closing the terminal at Baghdad’s request in response to the secession referendum in the area.
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Russia 'committed' to Iraq despite Kurdish oil ties: Lavrov
Oct 23, 2017 14:55Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is committed to Iraq's territorial integrity after the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a controversial plebiscite on secession.
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Main Kurdish opposition calls for formation of ‘salvation government’
Oct 23, 2017 07:58The main opposition party of Iraq’s Kurdistan region has called on Kurdish President Massoud Barzani to quit, urging the formation of a “National salvation government.”
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani urges Iraq to protect Kurds amid tensions
Oct 20, 2017 15:44Grand 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.
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Iraq warns oil companies against Kurdistan deals
Oct 19, 2017 20:23Iraq's oil ministry has cautioned oil companies against signing contracts with authorities in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region without its approval.
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Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdistan’s vice president
Oct 19, 2017 15:26An 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.
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Ankara supports united Iraq, Turkish prime minister says
Oct 18, 2017 15:22Turkish 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.
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Kurdish forces withdraw to June 2014 line: Iraqi commander
Oct 18, 2017 12:57A 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.
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Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq to eradicate PKK from Kirkuk
Oct 16, 2017 17:21The 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.
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Baghdad warns Kurds not to cut oil flow after KRG halts crude production
Oct 16, 2017 16:58The 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.