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Voting begins to elect new parliament in Iraq's Kurdistan


Sunday, 30 September, 2018 , 05:28 AFP Voting began Sunday across Iraq's Kurdistan for a new parliament in the autonomous region which is mired in an economic crisis a year after an independence referendum that infuriated Baghdad.

Voting begins to elect new parliament in Iraq's Kurdistan: AFP


Sunday, 30 September, 2018 , 05:14 AFP

Iraqi Kurdistan struggles to rebuild tattered economy


Saturday, 29 September, 2018 , 01:43 AFP The oil-rich Iraqi region of Kurdistan is struggling to rebuild its economy, a year after an ill-fated independence referendum that Baghdad deemed illegal.

Iraq's Kurds vote, their statehood dream in tatters


Friday, 28 September, 2018 , 01:51 AFP A year ago, the roads of Iraqi Kurdistan were decked out with green, red and white Kurdish flags as the region voted overwhelmingly for independence from Baghdad.

A year of crisis since Iraqi Kurdistan's bid for independence


Thursday, 27 September, 2018 , 04:21 AFP Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, which votes for a new parliament on Sunday, has endured a year of unrest and open crisis with the Baghdad government since it overwhelmingly backed independence in a referendum a year ago.

Iraq's Kurdistan region, autonomous since 1991


Thursday, 27 September, 2018 , 04:07 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan, which holds parliamentary elections on Sunday, has been autonomous since 1991 and mired in an economic crisis since its failed independence referendum a year ago.

Still smarting from referendum, Iraqi Kurds to elect new parliament


Thursday, 27 September, 2018 , 03:54 AFP Voters in Iraq's Kurdistan elect a new parliament Sunday, with the autonomous region mired in an economic crisis a year after an independence referendum that backfired disastrously.

Syria Kurds hand over alleged female IS member to Sudan


Thursday, 20 September, 2018 , 16:35 AFP Syria's Kurds said they handed over a Sudanese woman accused of belonging to the Islamic State group and her baby to a Sudanese diplomat Thursday, while hundreds more foreigners remained in their custody.

Germany's Kurds criticise 'ban' on Erdogan protest


Monday, 17 September, 2018 , 15:24 AFP Germany's large Kurdish community said Monday it had been "banned" by Berlin authorities from holding a rally at the Brandenburg Gate during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this month.

US-backed forces poised for assault on last IS bastion in east Syria


Friday, 14 September, 2018 , 19:51 AFP Fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces sing for courage as they ready for battle, this time for an assault on the Islamic State group's last stronghold in the country's east.