Iraqi Kurdistan

Syria Monitor Says 7 Civilians Killed in Gov’t Bombardment in North

A Syria monitor said seven civilians were killed by government personnel in an area where clashes had erupted with Syrian Democratic Forces.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters to Begin Disarming at Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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Drone Shot Down Near Iraqi Airport Hosting US Troops: Security Forces

A drone was intercepted late on Thursday near Arbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said.

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Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

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Drone Strike Kills Three in Iraq’s Kurdish Region: Official

A drone strike killed three people in Iraq's Kurdish region, where the Turkish military regularly targets Kurdish fighters.

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Turkey Says Launched Fresh Air Strikes on PKK in N. Iraq

Turkey said it had launched fresh air strikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of northern Iraq.

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Iraq Army Says Downed Turkish Drone Over Northern City

The Iraqi military said it downed a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk as Ankara kept up its operations against Kurdish militants inside Iraq.

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Turkey Stages Artillery Strikes on Kurd Fighters in Iraq

Turkey staged new artillery strikes against Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq, the defense ministry and Iraqi sources said.

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Two Killed in Iraq Strike Blamed on Turkey

Two people were killed in a strike on the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, an official said, accusing Turkey of being behind the raid.

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Iran Guards Hit ‘Terrorist’ Targets in Iraq, Syria

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have launched missile attacks on multiple "terrorist" targets in Syria and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

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