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Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
Middle East
September 13, 2017
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
Middle East
September 12, 2017
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
Middle East
August 23, 2016
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
Middle East
August 5, 2016
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
Middle East
March 10, 2016
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
World
February 3, 2013
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
World
May 19, 2011
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
World
April 8, 2010
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
World
March 23, 2010
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…