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Baghdad, Kurds risk new crisis over Kirkuk oil

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IRAQ

Kirkuk oil.

Iraqi Kurds will advance independence bid in 2015

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IRAQ

Iraqi Kurdish internal politics.

Syrian Kurds might lose their US military protection

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SYRIA

The autonomous administration there is under increased pressure, exacerbated by the Gaza conflict, which has resulted in escalating confrontation between pro-Iranian Iraqi…

Iraqi Kurds will brave the ‘oil weapon’

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Kurds will brave the ‘oil weapon’

Damascus can choose to deal with Ankara or the Kurds

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SYRIA

Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…

Turkey will seek to undermine Syrian Kurdish control

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SYRIA/TURKEY

SYRIA/TURKEY: Ankara will seek to undermine the Kurds

Iraqi Kurds likely to de-escalate political crisis

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IRAQ

Government crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Influencing Iraq and Syria will have costs for Turkey

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TURKEY

Turkey's attempts to expand its military role in both Iraq and Syria are entangled with major shifts in its relations with the United States and Russia, and in its overall…

Iraqi Kurdish referendum will go ahead on time

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IRAQ

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) plans to hold the poll in all Kurdish-controlled areas of the country, including territories disputed with Baghdad. Although the vote is…

Iraqi-led referendum response will be measured

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IRAQ

He said talks should be based on a rejection of the referendum result, adherence to the national constitution and the continued unity of Iraq. However, he also reiterated that…