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Bodies of ISIS fighters lie on a street in Mosul’s eastern Al-Intissar neighborhood as Iraqi soldiers talk to residents. (AFP / Odd Andersen)

Iraq Counterterrorism Efforts Destroy ISIS Bastion in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 14, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- Iraq’s Federal Police announced on Thursday destroying an ISIS stronghold based in central Mosul, while the terror organization tightened its siege over civilians trapped in the areas under its control. ISIS has a long history of using civilians as human...

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking spring and the new year, in Kirkuk March 20, 2017. (Reuters)

Northern Iraq’s Kurdish Region to Hold Referendum this Fall

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 13, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil – A referendum will be held this fall to decide on the political fate of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, revealed the media advisor of Iraq Kurdistan presidential office, Kifah Mahmoud. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Mahmoud said: “The leaderships of the...

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General Qasem Soleimani. (Reuters)

Iran’s Soleimani in Kurdistan to Foil Referendum Plan

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani has been present in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region since Sunday to prevent an independence referendum and foil the establishment of a Kurdish state, two...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a rally for the upcoming referendum in the Black Sea city of Rize, Turkey, April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Erdogan Demands ‘Immediate’ Removal of Kirkuk Flags

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 5, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil- Turkey became strongly involved on Tuesday in the crisis that erupted last week after a decision to fly the Kurdish flag above public buildings and institutions in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked the Kurds to...

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Iraqi Kurdish youths wave a national flag as they stand above a giant flag of Kurdistan during Flag Day celebrations in December 2015. (AFP)

Kurdistan Socialist Party Secretary: Opportunity Ripe to Hold Independence Referendum

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil – Secretary of the Kurdistan Socialist Party Mohammed Haj Mahmoud stated on Monday that the Kurdistan Region will hold a referendum to determine its fate this year, pointing out that it will negotiate with Baghdad on the form of ties between the two sides...