Iraq
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Iraq 1984 agreement with Turkey on cross border incursions was only for a year: FM
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said according to an agreement between Iraq and Turkey that was signed in 1984 by Tariq Aziz, the former foreign minister of Iraq, Turkey is allowed to pass 5 km across the Iraqi border under the condition Ankara informs Baghdad 72 hours before entering the country’s territory.
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US urges speeding up in formation Iraqi government
A US State Department official called for speeding up the formation of the new Iraqi government to implement the strategic agreement between the two countries.
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Iranian delegation to visit Iraq after Eid al-Fitr
Iraq’s foreign minister said Monday, April 25, that an Iranian delegation will travel to Baghdad after Eid al-Fitr to discuss various issues, especially security issues.
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Iraqi Kurdish soldier killed in ISIS attack in Makhmour
An Iraqi soldier was killed in an Islamic State (ISIS) group ambush in the Makhmour district of Erbil Province on Sunday, April 25, NRT reported.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia resumed talks in Baghdad – report
Regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after they were suspended in March, Iran’s semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday.
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Iran envoy meets Iraqi President as his mission in Baghdad ends
The Iranian ambassador Iraj Masjedi met with the President of Iraq Barham Salih on Monday at the end of his diplomatic mission in Baghdad.
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Iran closely monitoring Israelis’ moves in neighboring states, president tells Iraqi FM
Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi told Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday that Tehran will not allow the Israelis to endanger Iran’s security through neighboring countries, especially Iraq.
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Bafel Talabani meets Azim Alliance high-level delegation
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Leader Bafel Talabani met with a high-level delegation from Sunni Azim Alliance led by Muthanna Samaraiy in Sulaimani on Monday.
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Disagreements with KDP are due to actions of a young and opportunistic group in PUK leadership: Mala Bakhtiar
A member of the Supreme Political Council and the Interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed that the current differences between the party and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are the result of the efforts of a young and opportunistic group in the PUK.
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President says Tehran backs promotion of Iraq's regional and intl. position
In a phone call with the Iraqi counterpart, the Iranian President said Iran supports the unity, independence, security and the promotion of the regional and international position of Iraq.
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Masrour Barzani: We are part of an alliance that Iran does not welcome
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) premier stated "We are part of an alliance that Iran does not like, so the Iranian missile attack on Erbil is a kind of political pressure to pull us out of this alliance."
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Cross-sectarian bloc emerges in Iraq / Hassan Ali Ahmed
As none of the political coalitions are able to hold a legal session for selecting the president that requires two-thirds of the members, the Iraqi political scene is facing a deadlock.
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UNAMI special representative meets with Iranian envoy in Baghdad
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert, met with Iraj Masjidi, Iran's ambassador to Baghdad.
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Peshmerga ministry calls on U.S. to pressure Baghdad to form joint brigades
The Kurdistan Region’s ministry of Peshmerga called on the United States and Coalition forces to pressure Baghdad to implement the formation of two joint brigades between the Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
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Iraqi FM expresses Baghdad’s support for agreement in Vienna
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in his meeting with US legislators emphasized Baghdad’s support for a possible agreement in Vienna talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
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Iran, Iraq FMs hold talks on sidelines of Munich Security Conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met and held talks with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, on Saturday, February 19.
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New ICG report explores latest phase of Turkey-PKK conflict and regional implications
In a new analysis for the International Crisis Group entitled ‘Turkey’s PKK Conflict: A Regional Battleground in Flux’ published on Friday, Berkay Mandiraci explores how Turkey is relying more on airpower in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is also drawing in new parties “as it spreads to new theatres in Iraq and Syria.”
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Two terrorist elements arrested in Kirkuk
Two terrorist elements were identified and arrested during an operation by Iraqi federal police forces in the northern Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk.
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Bafel Talabani, Russian envoy discuss formation of a new Iraqi government
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said during a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Iraq that the party wanted to reach an agreement with other sides over forming a government that would serve people in Iraq.
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Iraqi PM Kadhimi meets Muqtada Sadr in Najaf
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Najaf on Monday.
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Iran consul general in Erbil says Tehran will stand by Iraq and Kurdistan Region
Stressing that Iran is using all its capacities for stability in the region, Consul General of Iran in Erbil said that Iran will stand by Iraq and the Kurdish region of this country.
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IRGC Quds Force commander Ghaani meets Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf
The IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani has met with the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday.
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Bafel Talabani meets Nouri al-Maliki and Hadi al- Ameri in Baghdad
The issue of forming a new government in Iraq was discussed in a trilateral meeting between the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the leaders of the State of Law Coalition and Fatah Coalition in Baghdad.
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Analyst says US government does not welcome Kurdish-Kurdish talks
Hiwa Osman says that since the beginning of Joe Biden's government, there has been a kind of reluctance in this government towards Kurdish-Kurdish talks in Iraq and Syria, while Washington can help resolve the differences between the Kurds.
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War remnants kill 6 in Iraq's desert
A large explosion caused the death of at least six people in the Rumaila desert in the west of Basra province on Saturday, January 1.
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Majority or consensus gov.: Dispute between Sadr, Coordination Framework
Iraq’s Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wants to form a “majority government” while Coordination Framework including other Shia parties prefers a “consensus government”, a political leader said on Sunday.
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Qubad Talabani, Barham Salih call for security coordination between Erbil and Baghdad
The Iraqi president and the deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Region stressed on the need for security and military coordination between Erbil and Baghdad to bridge the security vacuum in the country and eradicate terrorism.
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Six years later, ex-Islamic State stronghold in Iraq feels left behind
As a former ISIS stronghold, Hawija feels rejected and neglected both nationally and internationally.
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Muqtada Sadr warns political situation in Iraq is worsening
Populist Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr warned on Wednesday, December 8, the political situation in Iraq was worsening and said the country was being led into danger for the sake of some chairs in parliament.
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Combat mission of US forces in Iraq would end by January 2022
The US Central Command announced in a statement the end of the US forces' combat mission in Iraq by the end of this month.