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Iraq fires new salvo in political row with Kurds


Monday, 20 November, 2017 , 12:51 AFP Iraq's top court on Monday declared the Kurdish north's independence referendum in September to be unconstitutional, firing a new salvo in the political crisis with the autonomous region.

Iraq fires new salvo in political row with Kurds


Monday, 20 November, 2017 , 10:25 AFP Iraq's top court on Monday declared the Kurdish north's independence referendum in September to be unconstitutional, firing a new salvo in the political crisis with the autonomous region.

Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional


Monday, 20 November, 2017 , 08:44 AFP Iraq's supreme court on Monday declared that September's referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of the country was unconstitutional.

Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional


Monday, 20 November, 2017 , 08:17 AFP Iraq's supreme court on Monday declared that September's referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of the country was unconstitutional.

Iraq supreme court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional


Monday, 20 November, 2017 , 08:06 AFP

US-backed Syria forces spokesman 'held by Turkish intelligence'


Friday, 17 November, 2017 , 17:08 AFP A spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting Islamic State extremists is "in the hands of" the Turkish intelligence after handing himself over to pro-Ankara forces, a Turkish daily reported Friday.

Erdogan says Kurd-held Afrin must be cleared of 'terrorists'


Friday, 17 November, 2017 , 11:12 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said the Kurdish militia-held Syrian town of Afrin had to be cleared of "terrorists", days ahead of a summit meeting with Russia and Iran on Syria's future.

Russia's Rosneft pays Iraqi Kurdistan $1.3 bn advance


Tuesday, 14 November, 2017 , 08:48 AFP Russian oil giant Rosneft said Tuesday it had paid authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan an advance of $1.3 billion as part of production sharing deals that have angered Baghdad.

Iraq targets 1 million bpd output for disputed Kirkuk oilfields


Monday, 13 November, 2017 , 16:50 AFP Iraq aims to double the output of oilfields in the northern province of Kirkuk retaken from the Kurds to one million barrels per day (bpd), Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaybi said Monday.

Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 300 near Iraq border


Monday, 13 November, 2017 , 11:21 AFP Iranian rescue workers dug through rubble in a hunt for survivors on Monday after a major earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border, killing more than 300 people and injuring thousands.