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Kirkuk governor declares overnight curfew after Kurdish independence vote

The head of police department in Iraq’s northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk says the governor has imposed a curfew following…

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Iran

Iran reasserts support for Iraq sovereignty

As Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region is holding a controversial referendum on independence, Iran has reasserted its support for the Arab…

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Iraq

Hashd al-Sha’abi not waiting for Peshmerga’s permission to free Daesh-held areas: Cmdr.

A high-ranking commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units says the pro-government fighters will not wait for the permission of Kurdish…

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Iraq

UNSC warns Iraqi Kurds against independence referendum

The UN Security Council has warned that a secession referendum planned to be held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region next…

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Iraq

Planned Kurdish referendum to open door to bloodshed: Iraqi premier

Iran, Iraq and Turkey have voiced concerns over a planned secession referendum in the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, warning that…

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Middle East

Turkey may impose bans on Iraqi Kurdistan if referendum held: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region with sanctions in case it goes ahead with plans…

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Iraq

Iraq’s Masum, Ammar Hakim Discuss Kurdish Independence Vote

Iraq’s President Fuad Masum and Leader of the Arab country’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim discussed the issue of the semi-autonomus…

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Iraq

Iraq vice president: Baghdad won’t tolerate creation of ‘second Israel’

Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has denounced a planned Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq, warning that Baghdad would not…

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Iraq

Iraqi parliament votes to dismiss Kirkuk governor over independence vote

The Iraqi parliament has voted to dismiss the governor of the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk after the provincial council…

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Iraq

Turkey: Iraq’s Kurds will pay ‘price’ for independence vote

Turkey has warned Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region that “there will most certainly be a price to pay” for its insistence…

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