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US to pull air defences from Iraqi Kurdistan in September exit

Iraqi security adviser Qasim al-Araji says US-led coalition forces will leave Iraq by 30 September, including air defence systems in Kurdistan. 

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US redeploys forces in Erbil ahead of Iraq withdrawal

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Strikes blamed on Tehran kill Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq

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Shelly Kittleson kidnapping prompts journalists to leave Iraq

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Counting the cost of the Iran war in Iraqi Kurdistan

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KRG security forces clash with teachers demanding salaries

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Iraq refutes claims Maher al-Assad secretly entered the country
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Iraq refutes claims Maher al-Assad secretly entered the country

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Kurdistan region authorities transfer prisoners to Iraq

Dana Taib Menmy
03 December, 2024
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Iraqi PM visits Kurdistan region, urges KRG cabinet formation

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Voters in Iraqi Kurdistan cast ballots in long-delayed elections

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Iranian President Pezeshkian visits Iraqi Kurdistan

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12 September, 2024
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Iraq-KRG talks in Erbil end without deal on critical disputes

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Which airlines cancelled flights to MENA, and is Amman affected?

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13 August, 2024
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US-led coalition forces deployed at K-1 base in Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
06 August, 2024
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Kurdistan on high alert over retaliation after Haniyeh killing

Dana Taib Menmy
02 August, 2024
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Massive fire at Iraqi Kurdistan oil refinery injures 14

Dana Taib Menmy
13 June, 2024
Iraqi Kurdistan closes opposition TV channel
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Iraq tightens grip on autonomous Kurdish region

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06 April, 2024
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Minorities to boycott Iraqi Kurdistan's general elections

Dana Taib Menmy
13 March, 2024
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Iraqi government to pay KRG employees per top court's order

Dana Taib Menmy
27 February, 2024
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Iraq to reinstate ambassador to Iran after Erbil attacks

Dana Taib Menmy
13 February, 2024
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As Gaza war seeps into Iraq, UN envoy urges restraint

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07 February, 2024