Iraqi forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in an operation to restore security to territories seized by Peshmerga forces during 2014 push against ISIL Takfiri group. On Monday and Tuesday, Iraqi troops retook the northern province of Kirkuk and its lucrative oil fields, as well as formerly Kurdish-held ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tuesday that Kurdistan Region’s September referendum, which backed separation from Iraq, has now become “history”, calling for dialogue with Kurdish authorities under the umbrella of Iraqi constitution. Speaking during his weekly cabinet meeting, Abadi made the statements hours after Iraq’s military command said its ...
