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Jun- 2018 -11 JuneMiddle East
Turkish military launches operations against PKK in Iraq’s Qandil and Sinjar, Erdogan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish military operations against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Qandil and Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan had begun
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7 JuneCommentary
Turkey’s thirst for power threatens water war with Iraq
Iraq, including Kurdistan, relies on the Euphrates and Tigris for 98 percent of its water. Hydroelectric dam building in Turkey is blamed for a 40 percent drop in water levels
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Jan- 2018 -31 JanuaryCommentary
The bankruptcy of American and Coalition diplomacy in Syria and Iraq
US decisions to arm the Kurds in Syria and Iraq at the expense of relations with Turkey and Iraq is another sign of waning influence
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15 JanuaryMiddle East
Iran’s Kurds avoid full-blown insurgency against Tehran
Iranian Kurds aren't planning an armed uprising yet, but fear retaliation from Tehran after supporting anti-government protests in Iran
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Oct- 2017 -30 OctoberLand
Coalition not ‘directly involved’ in Fishkhabur border negotiations
The U.S.-led Coalition against ISIS is not controlling the Fishkhabur border crossing between Iraq and Syria and was not involved in talks between Iraq and Kurdish Peshmerga
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27 OctoberMiddle East
Abadi halts movement of Iraqi forces toward Kurdistan Region
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday ordered Iraqi troops to pause their advance toward the Kurdistan Region for 24 hours.
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26 OctoberMiddle East
Major offensives against final ISIS strongholds underway on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border
T2 pumping station capture paves way for Syrian regime push on ISIS-held Al Bukamal, while just across the border, Iraqi forces move on Al Qaim
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26 OctoberLand
Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga repel attacks on 4 fronts – Security Council
The Kurdistan Region Security Council reported that Peshmerga forces repelled attacks by Iraqi Security Forces and the Popular Mobilization Units militia fighters on multiple fronts.
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23 OctoberMiddle East
Iraq continues to deploy US military equipment to Kurdistan Region: Security Council
Iraq has continued to deploy U.S. military equipment to the Kurdistan Region over the last 48 hours, the Kurdistan Region Security Council said.
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16 OctoberMiddle East
Coalition says movements of military vehicles in Kirkuk ‘not attacks’
The U.S.-led Coalition against ISIS is monitoring movements of personnel and military vehicles near Kirkuk, which they say have not resulted in attacks yet.
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