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Iran working on oil swap plan with KRG
Sep 23, 2016 13:33Iran says it is working on a plan to establish a crude oil swap scheme with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) similar to the one already in place with Caspian littoral states.
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Iraqi parliament ousts finance minister over corruption allegations
Sep 21, 2016 11:52The Iraqi parliament has dismissed Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who was recently grilled on charges of corruption and mismanagement.
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Iraq, Kurdistn resume exporting oil from Kirkuk: Sources
Sep 01, 2016 16:16Iraq’s state oil company and its semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have reportedly resumed joint oil exports from the Kirkuk oilfield, following a months-long halt in the process due to a dispute between the two sides on revenue-sharing.
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Iraq blacklists 3 tankers for shipping Kurdistan's oil
Aug 30, 2016 15:18The Iraqi state oil firm has put on its blacklist three tankers involved in shipping crude from the semi-autonomous northern region of Kurdistan, which has been bypassing the central government in Baghdad to export oil.
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Iraqi forces launch operation to free town in western Anbar Province
May 16, 2016 12:09Iraqi military forces and volunteer fighters have launched an operation to liberate the town of Rutbah in western Anbar Province from the ISIL terrorist group, the army says.
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ISIL terrorists use chemical arms against Kurds in Iraq: Kurdish source
May 15, 2016 09:29The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group has employed chemical weapons in its latest attack on Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq, says a military source.