Kurdistan

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Erdogan Calls Iraqi Kurdish Referendum ‘error and Threat’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday strongly criticised the decision of the authorities in Iraq's...

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Journey To Statehood Still Long For Iraq Kurds

Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week's announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major...

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Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote

Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a...

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Turkey Says Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum Plan A ‘grave Mistake’

Turkey on Friday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be...

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Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns

The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence...

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Iraqi Kurds To Hold Independence Referendum On Sept 25

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday,...

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After Fleeing Mosul, Displaced Face Arrest Over Alleged IS Ties

After fleeing the battleground city of Mosul, Yusra Mohammed says her children were detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces...

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Trump Son-In-Law, Top US Officer Meet Iraq Kurd Leaders

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the...

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Syria’s Kurds Hit Catwalk To Promote Traditional Attire

In a shimmering dress, Efin Hissu strides confidently down a runway to the beat of Kurdish music at a fashion show in...

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Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline

Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that...

International

A Baby Named Trump and Admiration For A New U.S. President In Northern Iraq

Hassan Jamil’s love affair with Donald Trump began in the thick of the American presidential campaign, when he found...

International

Iraq Bomb Attack Targets Iranian Kurdish Opposition Party

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attack Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded...

International

The Variety of ‘Oil City’

About a month ago, photographer Eugenio Grosso traveled a 70-mile stretch in northern Iraq, from the city of Kirkuk to...

International

Derik Governor Dies After Attack In Turkey’s Mardin

Turkey's state-run news agency says an official has died of wounds sustained in an attack on a government building in...