Iraq
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PUK predicts US won't withdraw forces from Kurdistan Region
A Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) military advisor on Tuesday, August 3, predicted that the US forces will remain in the Kurdistan Region, even if they withdraw from central and southern Iraq because the situation in the Region is "different” for them there.
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HDP calls on Turkey to recognize Yazidi massacre as genocide
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has urged Turkey to recognize the mass killings of Yazidis by the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) in northern Iraq as genocide, on the seventh anniversary of the massacre, Turkish media outlets reported.
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Biden to welcome Iraqi PM at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday.
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Iranians have influence in Iraq because of concerns about US role in Iraq: Iraqi PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on July 26, says Iraqis are ready to stand on their own feet and defend themselves.
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White House ready to welcome Iraqi PM Kadhimi: statement
The White House Press Secretary in a statement said US President Joe Biden was looking forward to meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26.
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Brett McGurk meets Iraqi officials to discuss US withdrawal from Iraq
Iraqi leaders met with senior US diplomats on Thursday, July 15, to discuss preparations for the next round of strategic dialogue talks and plans for Washington to withdraw troops from Iraq.
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Kurdish-Kurdish talks in Syria are under influence of Syrian Kurdistan ties with Iraqi Kurdistan: spokesman
The spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Council stressed that the relations between the Kurdish self-ruling administration in northern Syria and the Kurdish region in Iraq have a direct impact on the Kurdish-Kurdish talks in Syria.
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Explosive-laden drone hit Erbil airport in Kurdistan Region
A drone attacked Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan with explosives on Tuesday, aimed at the U.S. base on the airport grounds, Kurdish security sources said.