IraqdeclaredSaturdaytheliberationofallIraqilandsfromIslamicState(IS)militantsafterseizingthewholeborderareasanddesertinwesternIraq,theIraqimilitarysaid."Thelibe
OneU.S.soldierhadbeenkilledinanon-combat-relatedincidentinIraq,theU.S.DepartmentofDefensesaidonMonday.Theman,whowassupportingOperationInherentResolveinIraq,wask
BAGHDAD,Nov.20(Xinhua)--TheIraqifederalcourtonMondayinvalidatedtheindependencereferendumofthesemi-autonomousregionofKurdistanandthedisputedareas,acourtspokesman
Iraq’sSupremeFederalCourtruledonMondaythatareferendumheldonKurdishindependencewasunconstitutionalandthattheresultsofthevotewerevoid,acourtspokesmansaid.Kurdsvot
Atleasttwopeoplediedand25injuredinthepowerfulearthquake,measuringat7.2magnitude,thathitIraq-IranborderareaonSunday,stateIRIBTVreported.Thequakewhichcenteredat10
TheimminentfalloftheIslamicState'sdefactocapitalleavesAmericaamultitudeoftaskstorestorestabilityintheMiddleEast,startingwithpocketsofremainingISresistanceinSyri
Turkishjetsandunmannedaerialvehicles(UAV)targetedKurdistanWorkers'Party(PKK)positionsinnorthernIraq,killingeightmilitants,themilitaryannouncedinastatementonTues
TheIraqigovernmentonSundayreiterateditsstancethattheKurdishsemi-autonomousregionmustrecognizeIraq'snationalsovereigntyandabidesbypreservingitsunitybeforeanytalk
KurdishmediasaysIraq'sautonomousKurdishregionhassent6,000reinforcementstothedisputed,oil-richcityofKirkuk.RudawNews,quotingKurdishVicePresidentKorsatRasul,sayst
Atleast10peoplewerekilledandsome20otherswoundedonWednesdayinasuicidebombattackonapopularcafeinIraq'sAnbar,provincialpolicesourcesaid.Theattacktookplaceatnightwh
AnIraqicourtonWednesdayorderedthearrestofseniorKurdishofficialsresponsiblefororganisinganindependencereferendum,inthelatestsalvobythecentralauthoritiesoverthedi
TheIraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionTuesdayexpectedtheIslamicState(IS)militantsinIraqtobecompletelydefeatedthisyear.Inatelevisedpressconferenceafterhisweeklyca
TEHRAN,Sept.30-IranwillholdajointmilitaryexercisewithIraqinresponsetotheIraqiKurdistanregion's"illegitimate"independencereferendum,anIranianmilitaryofficialanno
Iraq’smilitarypreparedSaturdaytotakecontroloftheinternationalbordersofthenorthernKurdishregion.Themoveispartofthecentralgovernment’sstepped-upeffortstoisolateth
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TheUnitedStatesdoesnotrecognizetheindependencereferenduminIraqiKurdistanandurgesanendto“threatsofreciprocalactions,”USSecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidinastateme
ThelastinternationalflightleftErbilairportonFridayastheBaghdadgovernmentimposedanairbaninretaliationforanindependencevotebyIraqiKurdsthathasdrawnwidespreadoppos