Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have executed 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, in a cave in northern Iraq, Turkish officials said on Sunday, amid a …
Iraq’s popular groups warn Turkey against new incursion
An Iraqi politician says the Turkish army appears to be preparing for an incursion into Sinjar Mountains in northern Iraq near the Syrian border. Hadi al-Amiri, the head of Fatah (Conquest) Alliance …
UNAMI head discusses Iraq budget dispute with top Kurdish officials
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 …
UNAMI head discusses Iraq budget dispute with top Kurdish officials
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 …