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Turkey says freezing Iraqi Kurd vote is 'not enough'


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 11:35 AFP Turkey said on Thursday the Iraqi Kurdish offer for last month's referendum on independence to be frozen is "not enough", instead urging the Arbil government to cancel the vote.

Iraq forces launch 'last big fight' against IS


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 11:14 AFP Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists battled to save their self-styled "caliphate" from total collapse.

Iraq PM visits ally Iran as war on IS, Kurd dispute hot up


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 09:59 AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks with key ally Iran on Thursday as his forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country.

Iraq forces launch 'last big fight' against IS


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 08:36 AFP Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists battled to save their self-styled "caliphate" from total collapse.

Iraq PM visits ally Iran as war on IS, Kurd dispute hot up


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 07:28 AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks with key ally Iran on Thursday as his forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country.

Iraq PM demands annulment not freeze of Kurd independence vote


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 07:10 AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that he would accept only the annulment of a Kurdish vote for independence, not the freeze that Kurdish leaders have offered.

Iraq PM demands annulment not freeze of Kurd independence vote


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 07:00 AFP

Baghdad dismisses Kurd offer to freeze independence vote


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 06:49 AFP Baghdad on Thursday dismissed an offer from Iraqi Kurdish leaders to freeze the outcome of a vote for independence last month in a bid to pave the way for dialogue.

Iraq forces assault last IS bastion, advance on Kurds


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 06:16 AFP Iraqi troops launched an assault on the last Islamic State group bastion in the country on Thursday even as the Kurds said Baghdad's forces had attacked their fighters near the border with Turkey.

Iraq forces assault last IS bastion, advance on Kurds


Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 05:20 AFP Iraqi troops launched an assault on the last Islamic State group bastion in the country on Thursday even as the Kurds said Baghdad's forces had attacked their fighters near the border with Turkey.