12 militants on death row were executed shortly after Abadi’s statement in response to murders of captives by Islamic State group Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday ordered the immediate execution of hundreds of [ More … ]
Ankara says it will continue to target the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq until all threats posed by the terrorist group are eliminated Turkey’s objective to drain the PKK terror swamp in Qandil mountains in [ More … ]
Turkish forces will press their offensive against Kurdish YPG fighters along the length of Turkey’s border with Syria and if necessary into northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkish troops and [ More … ]
Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Mosoud Barzani has told parliament in Erbil that he will step down as leader, following mounting criticism of the president. President Masoud Barzani has told the Kurdish parliament in [ More … ]
Iraq’s leader Abadi and Turkey’s President Erdogan pledged to strengthen cooperation as ties between their two countries warm in the wake of the Kurdish independence vote. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and Turkish President Recep [ More … ]
The Kurdistan Regional Government has announced that the results on a referendum on Kurdish independence will be put on ice to prevent the continued violence between peshmerga forces and Iraq. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) [ More … ]
By: Mohamed Abu Saada* The Kurdish-Zionist relations can be traced back to the era prior to the establishment of the occupation state (Israel) in 1948, where they significantly deepened and flourished after declaration of [ More … ]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attended the first meeting of the joint Saudi-Iraqi coordination council in Riyadh on Sunday as part of his second visit to the Middle East. Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in Riyadh for a visit aimed at upgrading strategic ties, amid warming relations between the Arab neighbours. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Riyadh Saturday in a [ More … ]
Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor’s office – along with key infrastructure – on Monday, as pro-Baghdad troops and militias swooped on the disputed Kurdish-held city. Iraqi forces have entered the Kirkuk and appear set [ More … ]
Iraqi security forces have launched a “major operation” in the Kurdish-held region of Kirkuk, advancing towards oil fields and a strategic military base, according to Kurdish and Iraqi officials. The army captured several positions south [ More … ]
At least 12 civilians were killed after a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up inside a popular cafe, a military source told The New Arab. Scores of people were killed in a [ More … ]
Iraq, Iran and Turkey will meet in the capital Baghdad to discuss their response to the Kurdish referendum, The New Arab learned, sparking fears that crisis could escalate. The debate around the controversial Kurdish independence [ More … ]
The United States on Friday said it “does not recognize” the Iraqi-Kurdish referendum on independence, calling on all parties to reject the use of force and engage in dialogue. The United States on Friday said [ More … ]
Abdul Khaleq Abdulla, an Emirati academic close to the government, said the establishment of a Kurdish state is imminent. Abdul-Khaleq Abdulla published a map on Twitter showing what he said will be the future state [ More … ]
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