Iraqi ban on flights to Kurdish cities begins Friday
An Iraqi government order that international airlines halt all flights in and out of the cities of Erbil and Sulaimaniyah in Kurdish territory is set…
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Iraq sends delegation to Iran ‘to coordinate military efforts’ after Kurdish independence vote
A top ranking delegation from Iraq’s armed forces headed to neighboring Iran on Wednesday “to coordinate military efforts”, according to a statement from the Iraqi…
Iran-Turkey Rapprochement Has Harsh Implication For Israel And The Region
After years of disagreement between Iran and Turkey, particularly regarding the war in Syria, there are many recent signs of an increase in cooperation between…
Turkey Warns Iraq Kurds It Can ‘Close the Valves’ on Oil Exports
Turkey can choose to “close the valves” on oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish region through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned…
Turkey says it won’t accept Kurdish independence
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s government will never accept a separate Kurdish state in neighboring Iraq and won’t refrain from taking steps to prevent it, the…
Turkey, Iran, Iraq consider counter-measures over Kurdish referendum: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey, Iran and Iraq have agreed to consider counter-measures against Kurdish northern Iraq over a planned independence referendum, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news…
Russia’s S-400s Will Protect Turkey From a “Kurdish Air Force”
Many people thought that this day would never come, but it’s official – Russian President Putin will sell his Turkish NATO counterpart S-400 missiles, and…
Turkey threatens sanctions against Iraqi Kurds over independence vote
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned Friday that the Iraqi Kurdish plan to hold an independence referendum was a “grave mistake.” Iraqi Kurdistan regional President…
Netanyahu says Israel endorses independence for Kurds
JERUSALEM — Israel’s leader says the country supports Kurdish independence ahead of a key referendum on the matter. In an announcement early Wednesday, Prime Minister…
Israeli minister: The West, US, Israel have ‘major interest’ in Kurdish state
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked expressed support for the Kurdistan Region’s aspirations for statehood on Monday going so far as to…