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Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
Middle East

Israel endorses independent Kurdish state

Israel supports the establishment of a Kurdish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Kurds in Iraq gear…
Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum
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Iraqi parliament rejects Kurdish referendum

Iraq’s parliament voted on Tuesday to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence planned for Sept. 25, authorizing the prime minister…
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
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In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike

The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city…
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR
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Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR

Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them,…
Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials
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Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials

More than 40 people suffered partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq when Islamic State fired mortar shells and…
Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city
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Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city

At least 33 people were killed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a…
Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27
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Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27

Kirkuk – A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed…
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds: Loving thy neighbor
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Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds: Loving thy neighbor

Erbil, Iraq-- On 13 March, the President of Iraq's Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani received an official diplomatic visit at the…
Iraq’s divided vote may deepen Kirkuk dispute
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Iraq’s divided vote may deepen Kirkuk dispute

Kirkuk--A dispute between Kurds and Arabs over Iraq's oil producing city of Kirkuk may deepen after a strong election challenge…
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