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Iran

Deadly quake rocks Iran-Iraq border

The death toll rises following powerful earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region.

Iraq

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits eastern Iraq

Deaths are reported in Iran after an earthquake in Iraq sparks panic.

Iraq

Girls in Iraq ‘could be married at nine’ if draft law is approved

It’s part of proposed legislation that would see religious courts restored.

World News

More mass graves discovered in northern Iraq

Mass graves discovered near Hawija, recently taken from ISIL, are believed to contain around 400 bodies.

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Syria

Syria declares victory over Islamic State group

The Syrian army and its allies have retaken Albu Kamal, the last town the jihadists controlled in the country.

Iraq

Iraq and Kurdistan fight to control oil rich Kirkuk

The Iraqis, the Kurds and the struggle for oil "rich" Kirkuk

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds offer 'talks and truce'

Kurdistan government offers to put independence vote results on hold to enable talks with Baghdad

Russia

Russia stands by Baghdad and insists on Iraq's territorial integrity

Russia dashes Kurdish hopes of support by siding with Baghdad and saying Iraq should not lose its northeastern provinces to an independent Kurdistan.

World News

Tillerson tries to limit Iran influence in Iraq

Iraq

'Not safe': Kurds flee Kirkuk after Iraqi forces take over

One of them spoke to Euronews about his fear of sectarian reprisals, just three weeks after a banned vote for Kurdish independence.

Iraq

Iraqi soldiers seize Kirkuk after independence referendum

Iraqi soldiers have seized Kirkuk in an attempt to quash an independence bid following a referendum in the region

Iraq

Shia militias press home federal Iraqi forces' advantage in Kirkuk

With airport and oil fields reclaimed Iraqi forces push deeper into Kurdish-held Kirkuk.

Iraq

Iraq launches major offensive in Kurdish-held Kirkuk

Iraqi government forces say they control vast areas of the Kurdish-held region of Kirkuk after a major operation aimed at taking over an airbase and oilfields.

Iraq

Iraqi-Kurdish crisis: tension flares between Kurds and Shi'ite militia in town near Kirkuk

Iraq

Iraq: Thousands bid last farewell to ex-President Talabani

The veteran Kurdish leader's body was flown to his home town from Germany where he died on Tuesday

France

Iraq doesn't want armed clash with Kurds

Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi, in Paris on bi-lateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, has stressed he does not want an armed clash with Kurdish Iraqi authorities and urged Peshmerga forces in disputed areas to work with Iraqi security forces under the control of the central gove

Iraq

Iraqi forces recapture Hawija from ISIL

That means the only area the Islamic State group still control in Iraq is a stretch alongside the western border with Syria.

Iraq

Iraq & Iran rattle sabres in military exercise near Kurdish border

The Kurds nervously eye joint Iraqi and Iranian military exercises near their border.

Iraq

Baghdad says Erbril airport off limits for international flights from Friday evening

The central Iraqi government has told the Kurds in Erbil their international flights will be embargoed from Friday 6pm local time.

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds vote overwhelmingly in favour of independencce

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