Tuesday, 24 October, 2017 , 11:52 AFP — Parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region decided Tuesday to hold legislative elections in eight months after they were delayed amid tensions over disputed territory with the central government in Baghdad.
Tuesday, 24 October, 2017 , 11:20 AFP — Parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region decided Tuesday to hold legislative elections in eight months after they were delayed amid tensions over disputed territory with the central government in Baghdad.
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Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 22:32 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met top US diplomat Rex Tillerson in Baghdad on Monday, challenging the secretary of state over his comments on Iranian militias in Iraq.
Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 18:40 AFP — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday flew in to Baghdad on a surprise visit for talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and President Fuad Massum.
Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 14:33 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, the driving force behind last month's independence vote, finds himself isolated at home and abroad weeks after he scored a major victory with a resounding "yes" at the polls.
Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 11:27 AFP — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for dialogue between the Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad, warning that tensions following last month's Kurdish independence referendum should not become "another source of instability."
Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 09:54 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Monday they had issued arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis including leaders in a powerful paramilitary group, in an apparent tit-for-tat move after Baghdad took similar measures.
Sunday, 22 October, 2017 , 19:57 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party called Sunday for the autonomous region's president to resign after Baghdad seized swathes of disputed territory from Kurdish forces in response to an independence vote.
Sunday, 22 October, 2017 , 17:02 AFP — Iraqi federal and paramilitary forces on Sunday said they lost five men in last week's clashes with Kurdish fighters, bringing the death toll for all sides to 31.
