IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadiMondayorderedgovernmentforcestoentertheoil-richKirkukprovinceinnorthernIraqtoregaincontrolthere,theofficialIraqitelevisionreport
IraqiforcesandPeshmergafightershaveexchangedartilleryfiresouthofKikukasanoperationgreen-lightedbyIraqiPrimeMinisterHaidaral-Abadito“imposesecurity”ontheoil-rich
TheIraqigovernmentonSundayreiterateditsstancethattheKurdishsemi-autonomousregionmustrecognizeIraq'snationalsovereigntyandabidesbypreservingitsunitybeforeanytalk
ThousandsofIraqitroopswerelockedinanarmedstandoffwithKurdishforcesinthedisputedoilprovinceofKirkukonSaturdayasWashingtonscrambledtoavertfightingbetweenthekeyall
TensionsescalatedbetweenIraq'sKurdsandBaghdadonThursdayaswarningsofa"majorattack"bygovernmentforcespromptedKurdishpeshmergafighterstotemporarilyblockroadsfromot
IraqiforcessaytheyhaverecapturedHawija,oneofthelastenclavesofso-calledIslamicState(IS).OnWednesdaytheyhadsaidtheykilled196ISmilitantsandrecaptured98villages.The
IraqiformerPresidentandtheleaderofPatrioticUnionofKurdistan(PUK)JalalTalabanidiedTuesday,theIraqiofficialtelevisionreported.Talabani,whosufferedastroke,wasadmit
TEHRAN,Sept.30-IranwillholdajointmilitaryexercisewithIraqinresponsetotheIraqiKurdistanregion's"illegitimate"independencereferendum,anIranianmilitaryofficialanno
Iran'sRoadTraffickingOrganizationbannedthetransportationofcrudeoilproductstoandfromtheIraqiKurdistan,officialIRNAnewsagencyreportedonSaturday.Withreferencetorec
TheUnitedStatesdoesnotrecognizetheindependencereferenduminIraqiKurdistanandurgesanendto“threatsofreciprocalactions,”USSecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidinastateme
Over92percentofIraq’sKurdsvoted“yes”inMonday’sindependencevote,accordingtotheresultsannouncedbytheHighElectionsandReferendumCommissiononWednesday.Thereferendum–
ArabLeague(AL)ChiefAhmadAbulGheitexpressedhissorrowonTuesdayoverholdinganindependencereferendumofIraqiKurdistanregion,theALsaidinastatement.Healsovoiceddeepconc
TheIraqigovernmentwillnotholdtalkswiththeKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)abouttheresultsofthe“unconstitutional”referendumonindependenceheldonMondayinnorthernIra
Iraq’sforeignministerisaskingnuclearcountriesforhelpbuildinganatomicreactorforpeacefulpurposes,sayingthecountryhasarighttouseatomicpowerpeacefully.Ibrahimal-Jaa
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionThursdayannouncedthelaunchofanewoffensivetodriveoutIslamicState(IS)militantsfromthecityofHawijahinthewesternpartofIraq'soil-ri
TheIraqisecurityforcesonTuesdaylaunchedanewoffensivetodriveoutIslamicState(IS)militantsfromatownandnearbyareasinIraq'swesternprovinceofAnbar,theIraqimilitarysai
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-Abadihasformallydemandedthesuspensionofnextweek'sreferendumonKurdishindependence.TheSupremeCourtalsoorderedthatthepollmustbepostponed