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Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq to eradicate PKK from Kirkuk
Oct 16, 2017 13:51The 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 13:28The 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.
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Iraqi premier orders hoisting of national flag in Kirkuk, other Kurdish regions
Oct 16, 2017 12:50Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the hoisting of Iraqi national flag in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk as well as other areas under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Iraqi forces retake military base, strategic sites in Kirkuk
Oct 16, 2017 12:45Iraqi forces have gained control of the main military base in Kirkuk as well as other strategic locations in the oil-rich province from Kurdish fighters.
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Iraqi govt.: PKK presence in Kirkuk amounts to declaration of war
Oct 15, 2017 16:48The Iraqi government has accused authorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of bringing militants from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to the disputed oil province of Kirkuk, saying it considered the move as a "declaration of war."
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US defense chief urges Iraq, Kurdish forces for restraint amid rising tensions
Oct 15, 2017 04:50US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has urged Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces against facing each other and rather focus on overcoming the Daesh (ISIL) terror group amid surging tensions between the two over the disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk region in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish Peshmerga refuse calls to evacuate Iraq’s Kirkuk
Oct 15, 2017 02:24Kurdish troops in Iraq have rejected a call from governmental forces to withdraw from a strategic location in Kirkuk’s southern region.
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Iraqi premier rejects army, allies plan attack on Kurdish Peshmerga forces
Oct 12, 2017 13:05Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has rejected an attack plan against the positions of Kurdish Peshmerga forces amid ongoing tensions between the central government in Baghdad and Kurdish authorities over the September 25 referendum.
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Iraqi court issues arrest warrants for Kurdish referendum organizers
Oct 11, 2017 16:46A top Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for the elections and referendum commission chairman of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and his two aides over the controversial September 25 referendum on Kurdish vote from the rest of the Iraqi territory.
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Iraqi govt. to put Kurdistan-based mobile networks under control
Oct 09, 2017 14:25The Iraqi government has decided to impose control over mobile phone operators in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and to relocate their headquarters to Baghdad as part of punitive measures taken in response to last month’s secession referendum in the region.