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Tank of Iraqi forces in Kirkuk – Reuters

Kirkuk in the Hands of Iraqi Forces after Clashes with Kurds

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi forces took control of Altun Kupri on Friday, the last district in Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurds, following a three-hour battle, security sources said. The town is 50 km far from the city of Erbil, the largest city in the Kurdistan region. Kurdish forces...

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Iraqi forces drive toward Kurdish peshmerga positions on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk. — AFP

Balance of Power Shifts in Kirkuk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Features

Kirkuk- “Before we couldn’t proudly declare that we are Turkmen, now our flag is flying over Kirkuk’s citadel again,” Iraqi Omar Najat, 23, told Agence France Presse. According to the agency, with the return of Kirkuk to Iraqi control, the...

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Kurdish families pass through a checkpoint as they return to Kirkuk last Tuesday. Photo: Marwan Ibrahim/AFP

Barzani Condemns Court Order ‘Targeting’ his Deputy amid Kurdish Displacement

by Asharq Al-Awsat and Heba El Koudsy | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Baghdad, Washington – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made on Thursday a telephone call to Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, during which they reviewed bilateral relations between both countries in various...

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An oilfield outside Kirkuk. AFP photo

Chevron Suspends Drilling Activity in Kurdistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Chevron has temporarily suspended oil and gas drilling activity in Iraqi Kurdistan, the company said on Thursday, in the latest setback to the region following recent unrest. “Chevron has decided to temporarily suspend its operations,” a company...

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Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

Iraq Orders Arrest of Kurdish VP

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul for allegedly saying Iraqi troops were “occupying forces” in Kirkuk. A Supreme Judicial Council spokesman said the court considered Kosrat Rasul’s...