Tuesday, 31 October, 2017 , 09:14 AFP — Iraqi government forces on Tuesday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of tensions between Baghdad and Arbil, Turkish state media said.

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Monday, 30 October, 2017 , 14:53 AFP — The United States on Monday commended former Iraqi-Kurdish president Massud Barzani's decision to step down, pledging to work closely with his nephew and prime minister Nechirvan Barzani.

Monday, 30 October, 2017 , 14:13 AFP —

Monday, 30 October, 2017 , 09:25 AFP — A Kurdish video journalist with a channel backing Iraqi Kurdistan's leader Massud Barzani was stabbed to death at his home overnight in disputed Kirkuk province, a security source said Monday.

Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 20:04 AFP — Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, told a closed-door session of the regional parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 18:00 AFP — Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 17:44 AFP — Tensions have soared between Iraq and its northern autonomous Kurdish region since Kurdish voters overwhelmingly backed independence in a referendum initiated by Massud Barzani, who announced Sunday he was stepping down.

Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 17:23 AFP — Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders reached a deal late Sunday for Baghdad to deploy federal forces after clashes at the disputed key Fishkhabur border crossing, a government source told AFP.

Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 15:44 AFP — Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.