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Iraqi Kurdish militias could return to fraught Kirkuk

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IRAQ

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…

Baghdad forces will further sap Iraqi Kurds’ autonomy

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Baghdad forces will further sap Kurds’ autonomy

Decentralisation drive can stall Iraq's break-up

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IRAQ

Barzani announced earlier this year that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) would hold an independence referendum in November. Amid a deep, long-running crisis of governance…

Iraq’s Sunnis face an uncertain future

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IRAQ

The slow government-led offensive against IS has raised questions about the future governance of territory reclaimed from the jihadi group, especially in Nineveh province. There…

New Iraqi Kurdish government will deepen federal ties

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IRAQ

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.

Iraqi Kurdish independence vote risks new conflict

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IRAQ

KRI President Massoud Barzani, who announced the initiative in February, has stressed that the result will be non-binding; however, his move has unsettled allies in Ankara and…

Baghdad-Erbil fiscal crisis resolution will be stopgap

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Baghdad-Erbil fiscal resolution will be stopgap

Budget crisis will worsen Kurds’ ties with Baghdad

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Budget crisis will harm Kurds’ ties with Baghdad

Baghdad will step up action against Islamic State

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Baghdad will step up against Islamic State

Iraqi Kurdistan is set to lose much of its autonomy

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IRAQ

Between deepening internal divisions, increased foreign pressure and a stark economic crisis, the semi-autonomy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is facing its most severe…