A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, on Friday killing at least 20 people, medical and security sources said. “A suicide bomber blew himself up in Musayyib market, causing 20 civilian martyrs,” an interior ministry spokesman said. At least 34 ...
Iraqi Kurdistan’s planned independence referendum is a “terrible mistake” toward achieving regional stability, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday. Kurdish media reported this week that the referendum would be held on September 25. “The decision to hold a referendum on independence [Kurdish autonomy in Iraq] is a ...