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Kurdistan24
March 19, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq's Interior Ministry on Sunday said it had foiled an attempt by thieves planning to steal equipment from the country's ... The refinery, located in Salahuddin Province, north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, is still out of service despite the fact it has been almost three years since itsÃâà...
Kurdistan24
March 17, 2018
Maan al-Saadi, on Friday. The main road between Erbil and Kirkuk has been cut for five months following the attack and Oct. 17 takeover of the oil-rich Kirkuk by Iraqi forces and Iran-backed Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militias. Last month, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) unilaterally re-opened the road from Erbil side,Ãâà...
Rudaw
March 15, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Iraqi government has welcomed official certification that it has destroyed its chemical weapons, though officials from ... Hikmat Fayaq, a member of the high board of the Halabja Victims Society, agreed that Iraqi still has some chemical weapons, hidden in Muthana province.
Kurdistan24
March 15, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – In separate Islamic State (IS) attacks in eastern Iraq on Wednesday, over a dozen Iraqi security forces were killed and wounded. IS extremists launched two separate attacks on Iraqi security forces in Diyala and Salahuddin Province, killing seven security members and woundingÃâà...
Rudaw
March 15, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A Shiite MP from Iraq's largest parliamentary bloc argued that Article 140 of the constitution should be abolished. Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution dictates that the status of disputed territories, claimed by both Baghdad and Erbil, must be resolved via a census and referendumÃâà...
FRANCE 24
March 13, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in a decree on Tuesday he would lift a ban on international air traffic to the Kurdistan Region and flights could ... In a previous draft the KRG portion was set at 12.67 percent, which is how much of Iraq's population Baghdad says the provinces in Kurdistan make up.
Rudaw
March 12, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — US officials revealed the Iraqi Governance Performance and Accountability (IGPA) program, aiming to help the Kurdistan ... and provincial governments of Iraq to improve service delivery outcomes, training civil servants on the best practices on public financial management, andÃâà...
Kurdistan24
March 6, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Tuesday called for an “urgent” meeting between the Iraqi government and the ... said the Kurdish factions in Baghdad had previously met with Masum, reminding him to defend the constitutional rights of all the people of Iraq, including the Kurds.
Kurdistan24
March 1, 2018
20, 2016, two explosions targeted the PDK-Iran headquarters, another Iranian Kurdish opposition party, in the city of Koya in Erbil Province, killing five PDK-Iran ... with the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 2016, 20 years after their silencing of weapons in 1996 for the sake of not jeopardizing Kurdish gains in northern Iraq.
Rudaw
March 1, 2018
Peshmerga clashed with Iraqi forces near Pirde on the road between Erbil and Kirkuk last October. ... As part of the effort to normalize businesses relations between the provinces of the Kurdistan Region and those of Iraq, a security official in Erbil said they were ready to open the Erbil-Kirkuk andÃâà...
Rudaw
February 28, 2018
Sheikh Mahmoud led uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq in Sulaimani, establishing the first, though brief, Kurdish government, of which he declared himself king. Osman compared Sulaimani to Erbil province, where the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) enjoys widespread support. “KDP's way inÃâà...
Rudaw
February 26, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Preferring to live and practice their faith in the Kurdistan Region, rather than elsewhere in Iraq, the country's Christians are ... “But unfortunately due to the security concerns in Mosul and Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces, we decided to keep our activities in Kurdistan RegionÃâà...
Rudaw
February 22, 2018
The Erbil-Kirkuk and Erbil-Makhmour roads were officially closed after clashes between the Peshmerga forces and Iraqi forces with Iranian-backed ... Erbil's provincial council met on Tuesday and unanimously decided to send an official letter asking the KRG's Council of Ministers to enter talks with IraqÃâà...
Financial Tribune
February 21, 2018
Tamarchin (also known as Haj Omran) between Iran's West Azarbaijan Province and Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil, and Parvizkhan between Iran's Kermanshah Province and Iraqi Kurdistan's Sulaymaniyah reopened on Jan. 2, 2017. The third border crossing between Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan, Bashmaq, wasÃâà...
Rudaw
February 20, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi authorities have decided to officially reopen the Duhok-Mosul road to business traffic, taking effect on Wednesday. ... the provinces of the Kurdistan Region and those of Iraq, a security official in Erbil said they are ready to open the Erbil-Kirkuk and Erbil-Makhmour roads,Ãâà...
Kurdistan24
February 17, 2018
“Such behavior is unacceptable and against the Kurdistan Region's values of peaceful coexistence between all components of Iraq,” the Governor said. In an official letter to Basra's governor, Hadi condemned the incident and expressed his apologies to the Basra governorate, provincial council, and the victims. MeanwhileÃâà...
Rudaw
February 15, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The major Kurdish parties have submitted their candidates to Iraq's election body, in preparation for the May vote. ... The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the largest Kurdish party in the Iraqi parliament is running 30 candidates in Erbil province, 34 in Sulaimani, 22 in Duhok,Ãâà...
Rudaw
December 31, 1999
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Erbil province and its Iranian neighbour of West Azerbaijan are seeking to operate the international border of Haji Omran on a ... Iran has pledged to provide Iraq with $2 billion to help with reconstruction in the country following the military defeat of ISIS late last year, Iraqi PrimeÃâà...
Kurdistan24
December 31, 1999
The Kurdistan Region and Iraq flag at the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing in Zakho, Dohuk Province, Kurdistan Region. ... A high-level Iraqi delegation arrived at Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region's capital to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials and discuss the ongoing issues betweenÃâà...
Kurdistan24
December 31, 1999
Following the last year's referendum on independence for the Kurdistan Region, Iraqi forces along with the Iranian-backed Shia Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia attacked and took over the oil-rich Kirkuk province and other disputed territories which were under the protection of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The militaryÃâà...
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