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Iraqi prime minister calls for total annulment of Kurdish independence vote
Oct 26, 2017 10:35Prime 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 11:50Iraqi 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.
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Iran reopens border crossing with Iraq’s Kurdistan
Oct 25, 2017 11:38Iran 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 11:25Russia’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 04:28The 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 12:14Grand 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 16:53Iraq'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 11:56An 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 11:52Turkish 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 09:27A 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.