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Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its ...
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Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with ...
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Kurdish top leaders receive Iraq’s security advisor in Erbil
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji continued his visit to Erbil on Thursday, meeting ...
Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized ...
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How Iraqi Kurdistan is Batting ISIS So we Don't Have Too | TIME
The Iraqi Kurds’ recent territorial gains have sparked widespread speculation that they may soon be able to realize the Kurdish dream of statehood. Over the past few weeks, excited Kurds ...
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France hails Iraq ties, stresses Kurdish inclusion in Syria’s future
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - France’s foreign ministry on Tuesday described relations with Iraq as “very dynamic and very dense, ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Is Holding an Independence Referendum - NBC News
In Iraq, Turkey's relationship with the Kurdistan Regional Government is more nuanced. Whereas Turkey opposes its own Kurds, it has forged strong military and economic ties with those in Iraq.
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Iraqi Kurdish referendum: What you need to know - CNN
On Monday, millions of Iraqi Kurds will head to the polls to vote in an advisory referendum on independence from Iraq. Here’s what you need to know.
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Iraqi Kurds are a people without a country, but they are critical to finding stability in the Middle East - Dallas News
Iraqi Kurdish protesters wave flags of their autonomous Kurdistan region during a demonstration to claim for its independence on July 3, 2014 outside the Kurdistan parliament building in Arbil ...
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Long mistreated by Iraq, the Kurds need America's attention now - New York Post
Ordered by Saddam Hussein, Iraqi air force planes dropped napalm, mustard gas and other deadly agents on Halabja, Iraq. Getty Images. In addition, the Kurds were able to gain local autonomy, ...
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Iraqi ministerial committee on Erbil-Baghdad budget issues holds first meeting
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s newly formed ministerial committee tasked with resolving outstanding disputes between Erbil ...