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3 Killed, 16 Injured In Ethnic Protests In Iraq: Police
At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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Iraq Unearths Mass Grave Of Kurds Killed By Saddam Hussein
Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih said on Sunday after attending the unearthing of a mass grave of Kurds killed by the former leader's forces three decades ago.
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Bashar Al-Assad Says US Must Leave Syria, Cites Iraq Example
President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by US-backed militias through negotiations or force.
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Russia's Biggest Oil Firm To Control Iraqi Kurdish Pipeline Amid Crisis
Russia's biggest oil company, Rosneft, has agreed to take control of Iraqi Kurdistan's main oil pipeline, boosting its investment in the autonomous region to $3.5 billion despite Baghdad's military action sparked by a Kurdish vote for independence
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
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Kurdistan Rejects Iraq's Demand To Hand Over Airports, Baghdad Readies Air Ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum
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Iraqi Kurds Vote In Historic Independence Referendum, Shrugging Off Threats
Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbours and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In 3: Top Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In Three: Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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ISIS Truck Bombs Kill At Least 50 People In Syrian Town: Kurdish Fighters
A triple truck bomb attack claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant in northeastern Syria killed at least 50 people and wounded 80 others, a spokesman for the Kurdish militia that controls the area said on Friday.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
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In an Islamic State Prison, He Had No Hope. But Then He Heard the Drones.
Two prisoners held in the facility described life in an Islamic State prison and the mission that set them free. The operation, which a Kurdish commando also detailed, freed 69 detainees and was the first confirmed time that U.S. troops had directly accompanied Iraqi forces on the battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State.
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3 Killed, 16 Injured In Ethnic Protests In Iraq: Police
At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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Iraq Unearths Mass Grave Of Kurds Killed By Saddam Hussein
Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih said on Sunday after attending the unearthing of a mass grave of Kurds killed by the former leader's forces three decades ago.
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Bashar Al-Assad Says US Must Leave Syria, Cites Iraq Example
President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by US-backed militias through negotiations or force.
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Russia's Biggest Oil Firm To Control Iraqi Kurdish Pipeline Amid Crisis
Russia's biggest oil company, Rosneft, has agreed to take control of Iraqi Kurdistan's main oil pipeline, boosting its investment in the autonomous region to $3.5 billion despite Baghdad's military action sparked by a Kurdish vote for independence
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
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Kurdistan Rejects Iraq's Demand To Hand Over Airports, Baghdad Readies Air Ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum
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Iraqi Kurds Vote In Historic Independence Referendum, Shrugging Off Threats
Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbours and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In 3: Top Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In Three: Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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ISIS Truck Bombs Kill At Least 50 People In Syrian Town: Kurdish Fighters
A triple truck bomb attack claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant in northeastern Syria killed at least 50 people and wounded 80 others, a spokesman for the Kurdish militia that controls the area said on Friday.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
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In an Islamic State Prison, He Had No Hope. But Then He Heard the Drones.
Two prisoners held in the facility described life in an Islamic State prison and the mission that set them free. The operation, which a Kurdish commando also detailed, freed 69 detainees and was the first confirmed time that U.S. troops had directly accompanied Iraqi forces on the battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State.
