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Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232240
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IRAQ: Baghdad forces will further sap Kurds’ autonomy
Barzani arrived in Baghdad less than a week after his cabinet was ratified. All portfolios except the KRG oil ministry are now filled after months of deadlock.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245330
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IRAQ: Baghdad will step up against Islamic State
The latest federal budget, which had also been blocked because of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, was simultaneously finalised and passed to parliament. The long…
IRAQ: Baghdad’s pressure may let Erbil delay polls
IRAQ: Wider uncertainties may delay Baghdad-Erbil deal
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES236506
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His statement, made in Iran shortly after a visit to Turkey -- two countries strongly opposed to Kurdish secession -- implicitly rejects an offer made yesterday by the Kurdistan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225393
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Differences between the two main Kurdish parties, the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), have been exacerbated by a power vacuum since the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272153
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IRAQ: Elites will pull together against protesters