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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. 

Mohammad Ali
07 September, 2026
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a principal Kurdish political party, has agreed to transfer the Kirkuk governorship to the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) as part of a power-sharing agreement reached in August 2024. [Getty]
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First time to Iraq's Kirkuk governor post for Turkmen since 2003

Dana Taib Menmy
15 April, 2026
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Iraqi Kurdish lawyers seek to shut Arab media offices over Syria

Dana Taib Menmy
30 January, 2026
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Hundreds of armed Iraqi Kurds cross into northeast Syria

The New Arab Staff
29 January, 2026
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Who are the candidates competing for Iraq's presidency?

Dana Taib Menmy
14 January, 2026
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Kurdish divisions deepen as Iraq presidency deadline approaches

Dana Taib Menmy
04 January, 2026
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Why intra-Kurdish rivalries could stall Iraq's new government

Winthrop Rodgers
22 December, 2025
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Iraq votes, but who governs? The post-election bargaining begins

Winthrop Rodgers
18 November, 2025
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Amnesty condemns Erbil’s ‘unfair’ trial of journalist Sherwani

Dana Taib Menmy
21 August, 2025
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Iraqi parliament under fire for labelling boycott as 'absence'

Dana Taib Menmy
04 August, 2025
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Kurds threaten to leave Baghdad gov't over salary, oil disputes

Dana Taib Menmy
02 June, 2025
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A decade after IS, what lies ahead for Iraqi Kurdistan?

Winthrop Rodgers
19 November, 2024
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Will KDP-PUK tensions threaten Iraqi Kurdistan's unity?

Winthrop Rodgers
04 November, 2024
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Sunni bloc push for autonomy reignites tensions in Iraq

Dana Taib Menmy
25 July, 2024
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Halabja massacre survivors seek compensation from Iraqi gov

Dana Taib Menmy
17 March, 2024
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Iraqi Kurdistan to hold parliamentary elections in 10 June

Dana Taib Menmy
05 March, 2024
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Iraq elects local governments as disputes persist in Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
07 February, 2024
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Iraq PM tested by militias over coalition forces withdrawal

Dana Taib Menmy
16 January, 2024
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Iraq's provincial election count show win for pro-Iran bloc

Dana Taib Menmy
20 December, 2023
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Residential fire in Iraq's Kurdistan claims 14 lives

Dana Taib Menmy
12 December, 2023
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What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk?

Dana Taib Menmy
13 September, 2023