Report: Iraq blocked German FM diplomatic visit to Erbil
BERLIN, Germany – Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi blocked a visit by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to the Kurdistan Region in the beginning…
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IS conflict: Iraq begins final push to clear western desert
Iraqi forces say they have launched an offensive to clear the desert bordering Syria of so-called Islamic State (IS). Army, police and paramilitary units are…
Iraq to Declare Final Victory Over Islamic State After Desert Campaign
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday Islamic State had been defeated from a military perspective but he would only declare…
Iraq Supreme Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional
The ruling comes nearly two months after the vote, in which 92% of Iraqi Kurds supported secession. Following the ballot, Iraq’s government seized disputed territory,…
ANALYSIS: How Iran has its eyes set on Iraq oil
Iran, sensing the increasing international isolation, has long sketched the necessary blueprints to prevent a future already becoming very bleak. For decades Tehran has maintained…
ISIS just lost its last town in Iraq
In 2014, ISIS controlled around 34,000 square miles of territory in Iraq and Syria. As of Friday, ISIS lost its last stronghold in Iraq. That’s because on…
Saudi Arabia Has No Idea How to Deal With Iran
Few things are as explosive as the combination of power, ambition and anxiety — and there is plenty of all three in Riyadh these days….
Saudi-Iran proxy wars: In pursuit of regional hegemony
Saudi Arabia and Iran have been battling each other for regional hegemony for years. Hostilities have increased since the Saudis, backed by the United States, baulked at…
Kurds: Iraq court’s anti-secession ruling ‘revengeful’
An Iraqi court’s decision ruling against secession following a Kurdish bid for independence was “highly politicised” and part of a wider set of “revengeful” policies…
Riyadh: reluctant US partner in Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – The US opposes Iranian proxies everywhere, it seems, except in Iraq, and a key US partner in Iraq,…