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Russia's Biggest Oil Firm To Control Iraqi Kurdish Pipeline Amid Crisis
Russia's biggest oil company, Rosneft, has agreed to take control of Iraqi Kurdistan's main oil pipeline, boosting its investment in the autonomous region to $3.5 billion despite Baghdad's military action sparked by a Kurdish vote for independence
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Iraq Kurds, Coalition Jets in Major Push to Retake Sinjar Area
Iraqi Kurdish forces on Wednesday launched a broad offensive backed by mass bombing from US-led coalition warplanes to retake the northeastern Sinjar area from the Islamic State group.
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Kurds Tighten Border as Displaced Iraqis Strain Resources
They used to be symbols of an oil-fuelled boom, but the unfinished buildings in Iraq's Kurdish north are now crammed with people fleeing violence in the rest of the country.
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20 Iraq Kurd Fighters Killed in Diyala Operation: Commander
Twenty Iraqi Kurdish fighters were killed in clashes and by bombs during an operation on Sunday to retake two areas in Diyala province, one of their commanders said.
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Iraq Kurds to Send up to 200 Fighters to Syria Next Week
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will send next week up to 200 fighters from its peshmerga security forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Air Strike Targets Jihadists Fighting Kurds in Iraq
Warplanes carried out an air strike on positions controlled by the jihadist Islamic State group (IS) that is fighting Kurds in northern Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.
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Kurds Advance Against Militants in Iraq With US Air Support
Kurdish fighters are advancing towards the militant-held city of Mosul, aiming to reverse gains by Islamic State insurgents, witnesses and a Kurdish peshmerga commander said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Militants Tell 300 Yazidi Families: Convert or Die
Islamic State militants have threatened to kill more than 300 families from Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority unless they convert to Islam, witnesses and a Yazidi lawmaker told Reuters on Saturday.
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Iraq's Kurds Demand Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki's Resignation
Iraq's Kurds said on Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.
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Iraq PM Accuses Kurds of Harbouring Militants
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for leaders to unite against a Sunni militant offensive.
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Iraq Kurd Secession Bid Faces Major Obstacles: Experts
Iraq's Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the federal government, experts say.
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Iraq Kurds Prepared to Commit 'All Forces' to Defend Kirkuk
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region is prepared to commit all of its forces to defend Kirkuk, its president said on Thursday during a visit to the disputed city.
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Russia's Biggest Oil Firm To Control Iraqi Kurdish Pipeline Amid Crisis
Russia's biggest oil company, Rosneft, has agreed to take control of Iraqi Kurdistan's main oil pipeline, boosting its investment in the autonomous region to $3.5 billion despite Baghdad's military action sparked by a Kurdish vote for independence
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Iraq Kurds, Coalition Jets in Major Push to Retake Sinjar Area
Iraqi Kurdish forces on Wednesday launched a broad offensive backed by mass bombing from US-led coalition warplanes to retake the northeastern Sinjar area from the Islamic State group.
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Kurds Tighten Border as Displaced Iraqis Strain Resources
They used to be symbols of an oil-fuelled boom, but the unfinished buildings in Iraq's Kurdish north are now crammed with people fleeing violence in the rest of the country.
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20 Iraq Kurd Fighters Killed in Diyala Operation: Commander
Twenty Iraqi Kurdish fighters were killed in clashes and by bombs during an operation on Sunday to retake two areas in Diyala province, one of their commanders said.
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Iraq Kurds to Send up to 200 Fighters to Syria Next Week
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will send next week up to 200 fighters from its peshmerga security forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Air Strike Targets Jihadists Fighting Kurds in Iraq
Warplanes carried out an air strike on positions controlled by the jihadist Islamic State group (IS) that is fighting Kurds in northern Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.
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Kurds Advance Against Militants in Iraq With US Air Support
Kurdish fighters are advancing towards the militant-held city of Mosul, aiming to reverse gains by Islamic State insurgents, witnesses and a Kurdish peshmerga commander said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Militants Tell 300 Yazidi Families: Convert or Die
Islamic State militants have threatened to kill more than 300 families from Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority unless they convert to Islam, witnesses and a Yazidi lawmaker told Reuters on Saturday.
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Iraq's Kurds Demand Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki's Resignation
Iraq's Kurds said on Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.
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Iraq PM Accuses Kurds of Harbouring Militants
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for leaders to unite against a Sunni militant offensive.
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Iraq Kurd Secession Bid Faces Major Obstacles: Experts
Iraq's Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the federal government, experts say.
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Iraq Kurds Prepared to Commit 'All Forces' to Defend Kirkuk
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region is prepared to commit all of its forces to defend Kirkuk, its president said on Thursday during a visit to the disputed city.
