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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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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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Turkey's Erdogan Says Iraqi Kurdish Authorities 'Will Pay Price' For Vote
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers
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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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Iraqi Kurdish Referendum 'Historic Mistake': Turkey
Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject referendum on Kurdish independence.
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Iraqi Army Needs Kurds' Help To Retake Mosul: Hoshiyar Zebari
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of ISIS, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said, with the planned offensive expected to be very challenging.
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Russian Foreign Minister Hosts Pro-Kurdish Party Leader For Syria Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today hosted Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas for talks on the Syrian conflict and Moscow's potential support for Kurdish groups fighting ISIS.
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ISIS Lost 14 Per Cent Of Its Territory In 2015: Report
The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 per cent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's said on Monday.
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Angela Merkel Cabinet Backs German Role in Military Campaign Against ISIS
Germany will join the military campaign against ISIS insurgents in Syria under plans approved today by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, a big step for a major European power that long resisted a direct role in the conflict.
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Sinjar Battle Could Give Momentum to Barack Obama's Islamic State Strategy
The U.S.-backed drive by Iraqi Kurds to wrest the northern town of Sinjar and a slice of strategic highway from Islamic State could give new momentum to the Obama administration's strategy to defeat the extremist group, U.S. officials and analysts said on Thursday.
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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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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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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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Turkey's Erdogan Says Iraqi Kurdish Authorities 'Will Pay Price' For Vote
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers
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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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Iraqi Kurdish Referendum 'Historic Mistake': Turkey
Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject referendum on Kurdish independence.
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Iraqi Army Needs Kurds' Help To Retake Mosul: Hoshiyar Zebari
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of ISIS, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said, with the planned offensive expected to be very challenging.
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Russian Foreign Minister Hosts Pro-Kurdish Party Leader For Syria Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today hosted Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas for talks on the Syrian conflict and Moscow's potential support for Kurdish groups fighting ISIS.
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ISIS Lost 14 Per Cent Of Its Territory In 2015: Report
The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 per cent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's said on Monday.
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Angela Merkel Cabinet Backs German Role in Military Campaign Against ISIS
Germany will join the military campaign against ISIS insurgents in Syria under plans approved today by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, a big step for a major European power that long resisted a direct role in the conflict.
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Sinjar Battle Could Give Momentum to Barack Obama's Islamic State Strategy
The U.S.-backed drive by Iraqi Kurds to wrest the northern town of Sinjar and a slice of strategic highway from Islamic State could give new momentum to the Obama administration's strategy to defeat the extremist group, U.S. officials and analysts said on Thursday.
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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.
