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Strikes on Iranian opposition groups in Iraq's Kurdistan

Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2026
Kurdish Iranian women Peshmarga of the PAK (Kurdistan Freedom Party) walk toward a training area at a frontline base in the Batewa Hills near Kirkuk, Iraq, on June 25, 2016. (Photo by Younes Mohammad / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Kurdish group claims armed actions in Iran to defend protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2026
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Kurdish PKK militants say have left key area in north Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2025
Turkish Minister Hakan Fidan (L) holds a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein (R) within his official visit in Baghdad, Iraq on November 02, 2025.
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Iraq FM calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
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Jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey over

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 July, 2025
A general view of the area under PKK (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, U.S. and EU) occupation in Amedi district of Duhok, Iraq on February 23, 2024.
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Turkish drone, clashes kill three PKK members in Iraq: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2024
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Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2024
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Turkey strikes PKK militants in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 May, 2024
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Turkish drone attack kills 3 'PKK members' in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2023
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Helicopter crash kills five in Iraq's Kurdistan region

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 March, 2023
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Turkey claims to 'neutralise' four PKK operatives in Iraq

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2022
Northern Iraq's rehabilitation centre gives new lease of life to disabled [Alessandra Bajec]
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Erbil's rehabilitation centre gives hope to Iraq's disabled

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Alessandra Bajec

16 June, 2022
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Turkey launches new raid in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 April, 2021
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3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 February, 2021
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Turkey kills '32 Islamic State fighters' in Iraq

The New Arab
20 April, 2016
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Kurdish forces close in on IS strongholds

The New Arab & agencies
27 December, 2015