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 —

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 12:43 AFP — The Iraqi oil ministry reacted angrily on Thursday after Russian energy giant Rosneft signed a production sharing deal with the authorities in the autonomous Kurdish region without its approval.

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 , 12:04 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 , 11:09 AFP — With the return of Kirkuk to Iraqi control, the balance of power appears to have shifted between the ethnic communities in the Kurdish-majority city, to the delight of its Turkmen residents.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 19:21 AFP — The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for de-escalation after Iraqi government forces pushed back Kurdish fighters from oil-rich Kirkuk province.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 17:31 AFP — Russian oil giant Rosneft said Wednesday it had signed production sharing agreements for five oil blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan, a region at loggerheads with Iraq's central government over independence.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 16:10 AFP — Iraqi government forces said Wednesday they had retaken almost all the areas disputed between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdistan region following a sweeping advance into oil-rich Kirkuk province in response to an independence vote.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 15:49 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday postponed presidential and legislative elections because of the current crisis with Baghdad, its electoral commission said.

Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 , 15:15 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday postponed presidential and legislative elections because of the current crisis with Baghdad, its electoral commission said.