Behind the scenes, however, some European States, including Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom, appear to be fast-tracking negotiations with authorities Baghdad that would Kurdish-led forces transfer thousands of ISIS suspects from northeast Syria to Iraq to..…

Baghdad’s death comes after some 2,000 foreign terrorists who fought for ISIS escaped Kurdish prison camps in northern Syria earlier this month. ..…

That attitude became graphically evident in 2017, when leaders of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region moved to achieve full, internationally recognized independence. Baghdad, Ankara, and Tehran, which normally agree on next to nothing, cooperated closely to squelch the Kurdish bid. ..…

The primary of U.S at the time was to maintain good relations with Baghdad, and there was always the nagging suspicion that Kurdish, Mustafa Barzani, was communist agent, given his 11-year exile in Soviet Union from 1947 to 1958.. ..…

Over the past nine months, Kurdish and Iraqi military delegations have conducted meetings in both Erbil and Baghdad to further coordination and cooperation against the extremist group, have been unable to incapacitate the group despite Iraq declaring its military victory against it at the..…

Despite openly acknowledging that Kurds had been important allies against ISIS, U.S government stood by quietly while Baghdad and Iraq's neighbors crushed Kurdish hopes for independence. ..…

Masoud Barzani stepped down as Kurdish in 2017 after independence bid that prompted military from Baghdad and political crisis among Kurds.. Smaller parties in Kurdish region accuse KDP and PUK of using their combined dominance of the region's politics to build business empires..…

According to Press TV, September 2017, Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government defied stern warnings from Baghdad and several other states, and held referendum on separation from Iraq. Kurdish officials said majority of people had voted 'Yes to secession.. ..…

Families and relatives of Islamic State militants are seen after they surrendered themselves to Kurdish forces in Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . BAGHDAD - The hallways of the Rusafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad teemed with anxious toddlers on the days their mothers were on trial. ..…

Iraqis have strengthened ties with Arab neighbors, peacefully resumed cooperation between the Kurdish Region and Baghdad, and have renewed their focus on fighting corruption. . ..…

In 1972, U.S helped arm Iraqi Kurdish against Baghdad. Kurds in the north and Shiite in the south revolted, controlling 14 out of Iraq's 18 provinces. ..…

The Kurdish defense department said the offer for joint control of the frontier was part of a 'deconfliction' proposal made to Baghdad on October 31. ... Baghdad is actually discussing with Ankara to let SOMO sell Kurdish crude that arrives by pipeline. . ..…

Sinjar, Iraqi Kurdistan of IS massacres in 2014, is area of particular concern, plagued and protected by hodgepodge of Shiite, Kurdish, and Yazidi militias and damaging road blockages from Baghdad and Irbil.. U.S administration should invite Kurdish prime minister and deputy..…

By banning international flights and blocking, In the meantime, the UN should help defuse the fallout between Baghdad and Erbil from the referendum, when the government and Iran took punitive measures against Kurdish region Kirkuk oil from flowing through Kurdish to Turkey. ..…

Barzani dynasty was founded by Mullah Mustafa, the leader of Kurdish against Baghdad, from the mid-1930s until his death March 1979. ..…

In sign of high flying tensions within Kurdish camp, Baghdad was postponed from Monday to Tuesday for lack of quorum and Kurdistan Democratic Party, were unable to agree on joint candidate.. ... Baghdad imposed embargo on Kurdish and retook territory including the city..…

But Iraqi Kurdish presidency has been left vacant since KDP Massud Barzani's mandate ended following September 2017 referendum that he championed -- setting up Baghdad.. Baghdad then imposed economic penalties and sent federal troops to push Kurdish forces out of oil..…

Salih could improve relations between Iraq’s Kurds and the central government in Baghdad after a Kurdish bid for independence last year threatened armed conflict. ... But he is unlikely to quickly repair fraying ties in the Kurdish region. . ..…

But a massive “yes” vote in the September 2017 referendum for independence, deemed illegal by Iraq’s federal government, backfired on the oil-rich autonomous Kurdish region. . Baghdad imposed economic penalties and sent federal troops to push Kurdish forces out of oil fields..…

PUK has argued for better relations with Baghdad while KDP has insisted that Kurdistan would strengthen Kurdish government's hand in revenue-sharing and security quarrels with the government of Iraq.. Baghdad over the presidency has contributed to in Kurdish that..…

Baghdad government, shut down Kurdish region's airports and border crossings in response to the referendum. ..…

The vote, spearheaded by KDP Massoud Barzani, was held in defiance of the community, sparking anger and rejection from Baghdad's central government.. The government imposed economic sanctions on the region and sent federal troops to push Kurdish forces out of oil fields vital for the..…

Last week, delegations from Iraq's ruling coalition, National Alliance, and Kurdistan Regional Government met Baghdad to discuss the possibility of cancelling or delaying the referendum.. Kurdish delegation held talks with Prime Minister Abadi, President Fuad Masum and other Iraqi..…

In attempt to coax Iraqi government and neighboring countries and calm the pressures on Kurdish, letter to Baghdad authorities saying that the referendum did not mean immediate announcement of independence or the imposition of quo on anyone. ..…

(Photo by AFP) The Iraqi minister of displacement and migration says more than one hundred thousand civilians have fled their homes ever since Baghdad, supported by volunteer fighters and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, launched an operation to retake Mosul from Daesh terrorists. . ..…

The leader of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, (L) receives Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on August 23, 2017 in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. (Photo by AFP) The central government in Baghdad is opposed to the vote and regional..…

In Iraq, Moscow used the Kurds as a trump card not just against Washington but also against Baghdad. The Soviets supported Kurdish demands for national autonomy. Throughout the 1950s, when Moscow had an opponent in Baghdad, this support became a lever to keep the central government..…

Legally, Aswat is registered both as an offshore company in Cyprus and a non-profit organisation in the Kurdish autonomous region. Registration as an NGO in Baghdad is in process. . . . . ..…

Iraqi Kurds have stated that they intend to seek greater autonomy from Baghdad—up to and including independence. As part of this effort, Kurdish leaders are seeking to hold a non-binding referendum, which could be held concurrently with Kurdish elections scheduled for fall 2017. . . ..…

Fighters affiliated with a Baghdad-sanctioned predominantly Shiite group reportedly bombed Kurdish Peshmerga positions in northern Iraq’s Sinjar region this year. . ..…

they will be unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices to battle Islamic State only to benefit Shiite Baghdad. ... U.S must now begin dialogue with Iraqi and Sunni leadership to establish framework for Iraqi Sunni along Iraqi Kurdish model. ..…

Kurdish leaders seem skeptical that state can both support Shiite-run Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdish forces, based Erbil. ..…

At issue is the question of whether the U.S. should provide weapons to the Kurdish peshmerga directly, without first sending them to the central Iraqi government in Baghdad. ... The Kurdish president met with Boxer and Ernst after his Atlantic Council appearance to thank them for..…

It creates a scenario, where a Shiite religious party and a Kurdish leader hold the main posts in Baghdad, and Iraq's Sunni Arab minority is once more relegated to a secondary role, not unlike the fractious government al-Maliki took control of four years ago. . . . ..…

Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman demanded. The Baghdad security command, which reports to al-Maliki, provided a lower death toll, saying that 77 people died in the explosions. ..…

Neither the United States, nor Iraq’s Arab neighbors would allow this to happen – and even if they did, it would lead to conflict with Iraq’s Sunni and Kurdish communities. When Tehran offered assistance to Baghdad, it is unlikely that Tehran had troop deployments in mind – this..…

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shiite lawmakers met on Sunday, the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S forces, in the first formal step to break the deadlock over Sunni and Kurdish opposition to their choice for minister to head the government. ..…

That prospect is vigorously opposed by key U.S. ally Turkey, which has vowed to seize Kurdish oil fields should central authority in Baghdad break down. Kurdish leaders have promised U.S. officials they will set aside aspirations of independence for autonomy within an Iraqi..…

The League of Nations mandate of Iraq given to the British after World War I consisted of three former Turkish provinces; Mosul in the north with a heavy Kurdish population, Basra in the south, mostly Shi'ites, and Baghdad in the center with a mixed population of Sunnis, Jews and Shi'ites. ..…

Deputy Prime Minister Tarik Aziz said Baghdad was responding to a request from the Kurdish Democratic Party to intervene against the rival Patriotic Union, which has recently received limited Iranian aid and arms. . ..…