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Turkey's Erdogan to discuss northern Iraq vote with Iraqi PM

Sun Sep 17, 2017 13:58:07

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he would meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during his visit to the United States this week and discuss northern Iraq’s planned independence referendum.

Iraq PM: Half of Iisi families detained near Mosul are Turkish

Sun Sep 17, 2017 09:31:36

Turkish nationals make up half of the hundreds of families being held in a camp near Mosul for suspected links to the Isis group, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press Saturday.

Iraqi leader warns Kurds over independence referendum violence

Sun Sep 17, 2017 09:00:04

The Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, says he is prepared to intervene militarily if the Kurdish region’s planned independence referendum results in violence.

Turkey says northern Iraqi referendum an issue of national security

Sun Sep 17, 2017 08:19:29

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday that the planned independence referendum in northern Iraq is an issue of national security, and Turkey will take any necessary steps.

Commander: Iraq launches operation near Syrian border

Sat Sep 16, 2017 13:28:55

An Iraqi military commander says troops have launched a multi-pronged operation to capture a town near the Syrian border from the Isis group.

IRGC has evidence of US support for Isis: Commander

Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:33:19

The IRGC has infiltrated the US military command and control centers in recent years and has obtained evidence of American operations and support for Isis terrorist group, a top commander said, warning that disclosure of those information would bring discredit on the US.

Iraq's Kurdish parliament backs Sept 25 independence referendum

Sat Sep 16, 2017 08:47:15

The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote could spark fresh conflict.

Turkey: Iraq's Kurds will pay 'price' for independence vote

Thu Sep 14, 2017 13:21:19

Turkey has warned Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that "there will most certainly be a price to pay" for its insistence on holding an independence referendum later this month.

Jordan opens crossing with Iraq, makes nice with Syria

Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:33:39

Jordan is trying to close the chapter on almost 10 years of economic sluggishness that began with the 2007/08 global financial crisis and was exacerbated by the political turbulence of the so-called Arab Spring that erupted in 2011 and whose reverberations continue to be felt across the Middle East. In this regard, Amman and Baghdad celebrated the reopening of the only land crossing between their two countries on Aug. 30, two years after it was closed due to the Islamic State’s (IS) gaining control of most of Anbar province on the Iraqi side. Isis fighters had attacked the border crossing a number of times over the past two years.

New details on the hunt for ISIS leader Baghdadi

Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:32:41

The hunt for ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is very much on.

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