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Iraq to defend Kurdish people against threats: Premier
Oct 01, 2017 06:04Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reaffirmed the country’s determination to protect its Kurdish population against any threats, amid soaring tensions over the recent Kurdish referendum in the northern region of the country.
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Israel played role in Iraq’s Kurdish referendum: Turkish president
Oct 01, 2017 05:43Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel’s Mossad spy agency has played a role in the recent Kurdish referendum in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish secession bid in Iraq threat to entire region: Hezbollah chief
Oct 01, 2017 05:40The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the potential breakaway of the Kurdistan region in Iraq is a threat to the entire region.
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Iran bans oil products shipment to Iraqi Kurdistan
Sep 30, 2017 15:35Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has warned companies against shipment of oil products to and from the Iraqi Kurdistan “until further notice,” Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday.
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Iraq ‘to take control of Kurdistan borders’
Sep 30, 2017 11:37Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey.
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US ‘does not recognize’ Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Tillerson
Sep 30, 2017 05:36The United States does not officially recognize the referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish region, says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Iran’s top Sunni cleric backs Iraq’s integrity, unity
Sep 30, 2017 05:12Iran’s prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Abdul Hamid has voiced his objection to the potential secession of the northern Kurdistan region from Iraqi mainland, urging the Kurdish people to maintain their unity.
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Kurdistan refuses to relinquish border crossings to Iraq amid referendum tensions
Sep 29, 2017 16:16The 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.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani opposes Kurdistan’s secession
Sep 29, 2017 14:28Grand 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.”
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Superpowers failed to advance own plots in Iraq: Jahangiri
Sep 29, 2017 12:43A 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.