Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 , 13:22 AFP —
Monday, 8 September, 2014 , 19:13 AFP — Iraq's parliament voted Monday under heavy pressure to approve an inclusive government to win broad support against jihadists, with America's top diplomat due in the region to build an anti-militant coalition.
Monday, 8 September, 2014 , 18:37 AFP — Iraqi premier-designate Haidar al-Abadi on Monday pledged to resolve disputes with the country's autonomous Kurdish region that had jeopardised their participation in his government.
Monday, 8 September, 2014 , 14:57 AFP — Iraq's parliament was to meet Monday under pressure to approve an inclusive government to win broad support against jihadists, as President Barack Obama prepares to unveil a strategy to defeat them.
Monday, 8 September, 2014 , 14:27 AFP — Weapons sent by Western countries to forces fighting Islamic militants in Iraq may end up in the hands of Kurdish rebels in Turkey, Ankara warned on Monday.
Monday, 8 September, 2014 , 11:13 AFP — Weapons sent by Western countries to forces fighting Islamic militants in Iraq may end up in the hands of Kurdish rebels in Turkey, Turkish foreign minister warned on Monday.
Friday, 5 September, 2014 , 09:57 AFP — Kurdish fighters on a hilltop in northern Iraq use binoculars to monitor the jihadist-held town of Zumar in the distance, waiting to receive promised international arms to bolster their forces.
Thursday, 4 September, 2014 , 13:14 AFP — Britain is considering providing arms directly to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in northern Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday after jihadists threatened to kill a British hostage.
Monday, 1 September, 2014 , 16:40 AFP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended a watershed decision to send arms to Iraqi Kurds battling jihadist militants, saying Europe's own security was at stake.
Monday, 1 September, 2014 , 14:58 AFP — Turkey's new Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday vowed to seek a peace deal with Kurdish rebels with new vigour and pursue an assertive foreign policy where Ankara would set its own agenda.
