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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 may halt budget payments to Iraqi Kurds

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Baghdad may halt budget payments to Kurds

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…

Erbil tensions will rise, with Baghdad and internally

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Erbil-Baghdad and internal tensions will rise

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.

Iraq can ride out near-term political instability

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IRAQ

These attacks, which demonstrate the government's inability to secure inner Baghdad, come on the heels of the April 30 overrunning of parliament by protesters gathered by Shia…

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