Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 12:10 AFP — Turfed out three years ago by Kurdish forces, Iraqi oil workers are donning their overalls and inspecting equipment as they look to get down to work at installations snatched back by Baghdad.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 11:18 AFP — The speed with which Iraqi troops this week overwhelmed Kurdish forces in oil-rich Kirkuk, days after ousting the Islamic State group, marks a radical change in the balance of power, analysts say.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 07:51 AFP — Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters Friday and retook control of the last sector of Kirkuk province in northern Iraq under the control of the Kurds, a security official said.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 07:35 AFP —

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 18:03 AFP — A Baghdad court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraqi Kurdistan on charges of "provocation" against Iraq's armed forces, the judiciary said.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 15:31 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 14:39 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 14:07 AFP — A Baghdad court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraqi Kurdistan on charges of "provocation" against Iraq's armed forces, the judiciary said.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 14:03 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 13:39 AFP —