The head of the United Nations mission in Iraq met with top Kurdish officials in Erbil on Sunday to discuss, among other topics, the ongoing financial negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil, in …
Kurdish militants executed 13 Turkish citizens in Iraq, Turkey says
The bodies, including those of security personnel, were found during a Turkish operation in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which denied it had executed prisoners.
Turkey accuses PKK militants of executing 13 Turkish captives in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey could use the deaths as justification to launch an operation against the PKK in Yazidi-dominated Sinjar, something Ankara has been lobbying Baghdad to greenlight.
Iraq in advanced talks to build oil storage in China, says oil minister
Iraq is also discussing plans proposed by Pakistan for building crude oil storage facilities,” Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told Reuters …
Syria Kurds hand Iraq 100 alleged Islamic State fighters: Reports
Around 1,600 Iraqis were still detained in northeast Syria at the end of last year over allegedly fighting for IS …
Authorities in Iraq’s disputed Kirkuk demolish dozens of Kurdish-owned stores
Municipal authorities in Iraq’s disputed Kirkuk have demolished dozens of stores and workshops rented by Kurdish residents of the city. Local authorities promised small business-owners shops at a new …
Pakistan condemns killing of 13 Turks in Iraq terror attack
Pakistan condemns in strongest terms the heinous act of terrorism in which 13 Turkish nationals were martyred in Gara, Iraq. In a statement the Foreign Office Spokesperson on Sunday said the …
Turkey Says Militants Executed 13, Including Soldiers, Police, in Iraq
Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the bodies of 13 kidnapped Turks executed in a cave, the country’s defence minister …
Iraq’s parliament expects to vote on budget this week
After months of wrangling, discussions over Iraq’s 2021 budget are coming to a close. The Kurdistan Region’s share should finalized within days and the bill put to a vote in parliament by the end of …
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the bodies of 13 kidnapped Turks executed in a cave, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar …