Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi parliament votes to dismiss Kirkuk governor over so-called independence vote

Sep 14, 2017 08:59

The Iraqi parliament has voted to dismiss the governor of the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk after the provincial council voted to take part in the upcoming Kurdish independence polls irrespective of the central government’s strong opposition to the planned vote.
Arab League rejects Kurdish independence vote, calls it illegal

Sep 14, 2017 06:53

The Arab League has rejected an upcoming voting on Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence an illegal measure that would pose further threats to security in the already volatile Middle East, senior Iraqi officials say.
Opponents of Iraqi Kurdistan vote receive death threats

Sep 10, 2017 01:46

Members of the “No for Now” campaign, which calls for the postponement of the upcoming referendum on the independence of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, say they have repeatedly received death threats and been physically intimidated.
Iraqi army, allies to retake Hawijah from Daesh terrorists soon: Abadi

Sep 07, 2017 03:13

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says army troops, backed by allied Kurdish forces, will soon launch a multi-pronged operation to liberate Hawijah town in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk from Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Iran warns Iraq's Kirkuk decision to back Kurdish referendum provocative

Aug 30, 2017 13:42

Iran says a decision by councilors in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to take part in next month’s independence referendum is a “provocative, wrong and unacceptable mistake.”
Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum potential reason for war: Turkish nationalist leader

Aug 24, 2017 09:39

A far-right nationalist leader in Turkey has expressed deep worries about the Iraqi Kurds’ plans for an independence referendum later this year, saying the move could provide a reason for Ankara to launch a war on the autonomous Iraqi region.
Turkey calls on Iraqi Kurds to cancel independence vote

Aug 23, 2017 08:08

Turkey’s foreign minister says his country expects the administration of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region to cancel an upcoming referendum on its independence.
Iraq: Kirkuk governor refuses to lower Kurdish flag despite court ruling

Aug 18, 2017 13:53

The governor of Iraq's northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk has declined to lower the flag of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) flattering over public publics in the face of a court ruling to replace the flag with the national Iraqi one.
Iran, Turkey opposed to Kurdish independence plan in Iraq: General Baqeri

Aug 18, 2017 08:45

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said Tehran and Ankara are opposed to a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum, warning that such a move would lead to tensions and conflicts in the Arab country.
Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum risks civil war: Turkish FM

Aug 16, 2017 12:22

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to "civil war" in the conflict-stricken Arab country.