
Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Friday that the implementation of the central government’s decisions to take ...

The US led coalition confirmed on Friday it killed another 50 civilians in its strikes against alleged ISIL positions in Iraq and Syria in August. The coalition released the figure in a Friday statement, saying the casualties were from 14 incidents. The statement claimed that the total number of civilians ...