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 17/10/2017
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. 16/10/2017
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 06/10/2017
Iran Kurdistan is the new Israel, says Iran Kurdistan’s bid for independence is part of a foreign plan to create a new Israel, it’s been claimed. 05/10/2017
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 05/10/2017
Iraq Baghdad imposes flight ban on Kurdistan region of Iraq Baghdad imposes reliatory ban on international flights to and from the Kurdistan region of Iraq 29/09/2017
Iraq Iraq announces punitive measures against Kurdistan Iraq announces punitive measures against Kurdistan following an indepedence vote Baghdad says is unconstitutional. 26/09/2017
Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan votes in independence referendum Iraqi Kurdistan votes in independence referendum 25/09/2017
Iraq Explained: Kurdistan’s controversial independence referendum All you need to know about Kurdistan's bid to split from Baghdad. 25/09/2017
Turkey Turkey votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq and Syria Turkey's parliament have voted to extend the authorisation to deploy Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria. 23/09/2017
brussels bureau Kurdish referendum: should the EU fear independence? World powers are worried independence for Iraq's Kurdish region could stir tensions. 22/09/2017
Iraq Leaders respond to Kurdistan independence referendum President Erdogan of Turkey says the vote could lead to further instability in an already vulnerable region. 20/09/2017
Turkey Turkey, Iran warn Iraqi Kurds over indepedence vote Iran and Turkey are again voicing their opposition to a planned referendum on Iraqi Kurdish independence. 16/08/2017
Turkey Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey. 09/10/2016
Turkey PKK blamed for deadly bombings in southeast Turkey Bomb blasts in two cities in southeast Turkey killed nine people and wounded 38 on Wednesday. Security sources are blaming the Kurdistan Workers Party known as the PKK. 10/08/2016
Turkey Turkey: Police officers killed by deadly car bomb near Syria border Two police officers were killed in a car bomb explosion in southeast Turkey on Sunday. The blast targeted police headquarters in the city of 01/05/2016
Turkey Turkey: soldier killed and dozens injured in Diyarbakir truck bomb A Turkish soldier has been killed and dozens injured in a truck bomb in Diyarbakir province in the southeast of the country. Thirty-nine soldiers and 12/04/2016
Iraq In Iraq, fighting ISIL's ideology in mosques, prisons and schools The war against the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL, is also a war against its beliefs. 04/04/2016
Turkey Syrian Kurdish party denies Ankara attack As the funerals for the 28 soldiers who died in Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack in Ankara take place, Turkey is on the offensive. The Turkish 18/02/2016
world news Iraqi Kurds protest against Turkish 'genocide' Protests against Turkey in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region turned violent on Sunday (Feb.7) as demonstrators called for the United Nations to 08/02/2016
world news Turkish PM cancels meeting with 'violent' pro-Kurdish HDP Turkey’s prime minister Ahmed Davutoglu has cancelled a meeting with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which had been planned for next 26/12/2015
Turkey Erdogan vows to continue fight against PKK Fighting continued in the Turkish town of Cizre Wednesday, as government forces shelled buildings they say were being used by the outlawed Kurdistan 23/12/2015
Turkey More than 100 Kurdish 'militants' killed in fighting in Turkey's southeast The Turkish Prime Minister is vowing not to back down in the fight against the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK 19/12/2015
Turkey Clashes in Nusaybin in south eastern Turkey Police fired tear gas as clashes broke out in the south eastern Turkish district of Nusaybin. They happened after a group of deputies from the 23/11/2015
Turkey Turkey: PKK announces end of ceasefire The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK, said on Thursday it was calling off a month-long ceasefire. The announcement came a day after Turkey’s 06/11/2015
