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Iraqi forces to redeploy in border crossings with Turkey

TheIraqiforceswillredeployintwomaincrossingpointswithTurkey,theIraqimilitarysaidTuesday."AteamheadedbytheIraqiArmy'sChiefofStaff,Othmanal-Ghanmi,conductedavisit

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Iraqi PM calls for joint administration with Kurds for disputed areas

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionTuesdaycalledforjointadministrationforthedisputedareaswiththeregionofKurdistanunderBaghdadcommand,warningofmilitarybuildupbyth

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Iraqi Kurds set to vote on independence referendum in September

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday announced it has set a date to hold a referendum on independence on September 25, a move that expected to be opposed strongly by Baghdad central government.