Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 12:51 AFP — Iranian and Iraqi forces conducted joint military exercises on Monday near the border with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish official said, amid tensions over the Kurds' independence vote.
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Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 07:34 AFP — Iraq on Monday authorised foreigners stranded in Iraqi Kurdistan after an international flight ban to leave the country via Baghdad despite not having a federal visa.
Sunday, 1 October, 2017 , 10:24 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denied Turkish claims of covert involvement in Iraqi Kurdistan's recent independence vote, reiterating however his "sympathy" for the Kurdish people.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 17:48 AFP — Iraq and Iran have turned to economic weapons in retaliation for Iraqi Kurdistan's independence referendum, with Baghdad closing the Kurds' airspace to international flights and Tehran freezing trade in fuels.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 16:49 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday said he would defend the country's Kurds from attack as internal and regional tensions soared over a controversial independence referendum.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 16:37 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Israel's intelligence agency played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan's independence vote -- allegedly proved by the waving of Israeli flags during celebrations for the "yes" victory.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 15:28 AFP — International pressure mounted on Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday after its controversial independence "yes" vote, with neighbouring Iran announcing joint border drills with Iraq and banning fuel trade with the autonomous region.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 13:25 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan's independence vote, proved by the waving of Israeli flags during celebrations of the overwhelming "yes' vote.
Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 12:59 AFP — Iran will hold a joint military exercise with Iraq in response to the Iraqi Kurdistan region's "illegitimate" independence referendum, an Iranian military official announced on Saturday.
