Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 11:43 AFP — Iraqi government forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in a lightning operation that saw them sweep through disputed Kurdish-held territory in a punishing riposte to an independence vote last month.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 08:13 AFP — Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaybi called on British energy giant BP on Wednesday to help develop fields in the northern province of Kirkuk recovered from Kurdish forces this week.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 07:14 AFP — Iraqi forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in a lightning operation that saw them sweep through disputed Kurdish-held territory in a punishing riposte to an independence vote last month.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 06:26 AFP — Iraqi government forces said on Wednesday that they had achieved their objectives in a lightning 48-hour operation against Kurdish forces in disputed territory outside the autonomous Kurdish region.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 05:58 AFP —

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 03:40 AFP — Iraqi forces Wednesday appeared poised to take full control of the oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk, dashing Kurdish hopes of creating a viable independent state.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 20:05 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish community has long been persecuted, in particular under the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 19:47 AFP — Iraqi forces took control of nearly all the oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday, dashing Kurdish hopes of creating a viable independent state.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 18:25 AFP — The referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurdistan is now "a thing of the past", Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 18:22 AFP — The fall of the Islamic State group's last bastion in Syria was a victory for Washington's military plan, but comes as the US political strategy for the region seems to stumble.