Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 14:33 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, the driving force behind last month's independence vote, finds himself isolated at home and abroad weeks after he scored a major victory with a resounding "yes" at the polls.

Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 11:27 AFP — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for dialogue between the Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad, warning that tensions following last month's Kurdish independence referendum should not become "another source of instability."

Monday, 23 October, 2017 , 09:54 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Monday they had issued arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis including leaders in a powerful paramilitary group, in an apparent tit-for-tat move after Baghdad took similar measures.

Sunday, 22 October, 2017 , 19:57 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party called Sunday for the autonomous region's president to resign after Baghdad seized swathes of disputed territory from Kurdish forces in response to an independence vote.

Sunday, 22 October, 2017 , 17:02 AFP — Iraqi federal and paramilitary forces on Sunday said they lost five men in last week's clashes with Kurdish fighters, bringing the death toll for all sides to 31.

Saturday, 21 October, 2017 , 14:48 AFP — Iraq said it hiked southern oil production by 200,000 barrels per day on Saturday to compensate for a halt in pumping in Kirkuk province because of its conflict with the Kurds.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 22:12 AFP — The United States called Friday for Iraqi federal forces to limit their "movements" in areas claimed by both them and the country's Kurds to avoid more violence between Washington's allies.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 21:43 AFP — The United States called Friday for Iraqi federal forces to limit their "movements" in areas claimed by both them and the country's Kurds so as to avoid more violence.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 21:28 AFP — Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters Friday as the central government said it had wrested back control of the last area of disputed Kirkuk province in the latest stage of a sweeping operation after a controversial independence vote.

Friday, 20 October, 2017 , 19:57 AFP — Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters Friday as the central government said it had wrested back control of the last area of disputed Kirkuk province in the latest stage of a sweeping operation following a controversial independence vote.