Over92percentofIraq’sKurdsvoted“yes”inMonday’sindependencevote,accordingtotheresultsannouncedbytheHighElectionsandReferendumCommissiononWednesday.Thereferendum–
IraqiKurdishleaderMasoudBarzanisaidonTuesdaythatKurdshadvoted“yes”toindependenceinareferendumheldindefianceofthegovernmentinBaghdadandwhichhadangeredtheirneighb
Undeterredbystrongoppositionfromseveralquarters,thedecisionbyIraqiKurdstoholdareferendumisacalculatedmovetodeterminetheultimatepoliticalfutureoftheirethniccommu
VotersareheadingtothepollsinacontroversialindependencereferendumintheKurdistanRegionofIraq.Iraq'sprimeministerhaswarnedhewilltake"necessarymeasurestopreservethe
TheTurkishparliamentonSaturdayapprovedtheextensionofamandatefortroopdeploymentinIraqandSyriaforanotheryear.TurkishparliamentholdsanextraordinarysessioninAnkara,
Iraq’sforeignministerisaskingnuclearcountriesforhelpbuildinganatomicreactorforpeacefulpurposes,sayingthecountryhasarighttouseatomicpowerpeacefully.Ibrahimal-Jaa
TheUnitedStatesproclaimedonWednesdayitmaynotbeabletohelpIraq'sKurdsnegotiateabetterdealwiththeIraqigovernmentiftheygoaheadwiththeirplannedindependencevote.Iraq'
Upto83peoplewerekilledand93woundedonThursdayincoordinatedattacksofacarbombandagunfirenearthecityofNasriyahinIraq'ssouthernprovinceofDhiQar,aprovincialmedicalsou
AnkarawelcomedanIraqiparliamentmovetorejectareferendumonKurdishindependenceandwarnedthesemi-autonomousKurdishregionthatinsistingontheplebiscitewouldhaveacost,th
Iraq’sKurdsvotethismonthonwhetherornottheysupportindependencefortheirenclaveinthecountry’snorth,asteptowardtheirlong-helddreamofstatehood.Theoutcome,almostcerta
TheIraqiparliamentvotedonTuesdaytoopposeanindependencereferendumplannedbyIraqiKurdishleadersforlaterthismonth,promptingawalkoutbyKurdishlawmakers.SpeakerSalimal
IraqdeclaredonThursdaythatitsforceshadretakenthenortherncityofTalAfarandthesurroundingregion,inanothermajorvictoryoverIslamicStategroupjihadists.IS,whichseizedn
Iraq'svictoryovertheIslamicStategroupinTalAfarwasthelatestinastringofgainsagainstthejihadistgroup,butIraqiforcesstillfacemassivechallenges,expertssay.In2014,ISs
Franceistogranta430-million-euroloantoIraqwhoseeconomyhasbeenweakenedbylowoilpricesanditsfightagainstjihadists,FrenchMinistryofForeignAffairssaidonSaturday.Fore
IraqandSaudiArabiaarenegotiatinganewalliancethatwouldgiveRiyadhaleadingroleinrebuildingIraq’swar-torntownsandcities,whilebolsteringBaghdad’scredentialsacrossthe
IraqhasaskedtheUNtoassistitwithgatheringevidenceofcrimescommittedbytheIslamicStategroupandsaiditwasworkingwithBritaintodraftaSecurityCouncilresolutiontoestablis
IraqhasbegunanaerialbombardmentofTalAfar,atownunderIslamicStatecontrolwestofMosul,Baghdad-basedal-SumariyaTVsaidonTuesday,citinganIraqiDefenceMinistryspokesman.