(Reuters) Germany said on Thursday it was concerned plans by Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region to vote on independence in September, could exacerbate tensions in Iraq. Comments by Foreign
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(Reuters) Syrian government warplanes struck Islamic State positions west of Raqqa city on the southern bank of the Euphrates river on Thursday, state media said. “The air force destroyed
ERBIL (Reuters/IraqiNews.com) Iraq’s Kurdish region plans to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, an official said on Wednesday. A tweet from Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani’
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A prominent Islamic State leader was killed in western Mosul, Kurdistan Region Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Directorate announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the directorate said, “
Baaj (IraqiNews.com) Areas west of Mosul and along the borders with Syria will be free from the Islamic State within two days, a senior paramilitary leader said Wednesday
(Reuters) The U.S.-backed campaign to capture Raqqa, Islamic State’s de-facto capital in Syria, will accelerate, the U.S. envoy to the international coalition fighting the militants
Baaj (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi paramilitary forces fighting the Islamic State have recaptured nine more villages, proceeding with a campaign to impose control over the Iraqi borders with Syria. Badr
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A Peshmerga fighter was wounded as a bomb blast targeted security patrol, east of Diyala province, a local source has said. “A bomb placed on the
Erbil (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi parliamentarian has slammed the United States consulate in Erbil for raising the gay pride flag alongside the U.S. flag, saying the action was
(BasNews) Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) is planning to open a trade route with Iraq, according to a party’s advisor. Sehanok Dibo, a PKK senior