Iraq War
Iraq Gave Three Days to Kurdistan to Hand Over Control of Airports
Iraq gave a three-day deadline to Kurdistan to give control over its airports. The measure is a response to the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, reports BTV.
The government may ban international flights to the country within 72 hours if the sites are not handed over to the central government.
Baghdad Considers Iraqi Kurdistan as "Second Israel"
Iraq will not allow the creation of a "second Israel" in the northern parts of the country, the vice-president and former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki said, quoted by the Anatolian agency.
His speech came at a meeting with US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silimon and concerns the referendum on independence prepared by authorities in the Iraqi Kurdistan Autonomous Region.
Vladimir Chukov, Arab World expert: Iraq will return with important role on Middle East political map
Iraq will return with an important role on the political map of the Middle East, Prof. Vladimir Chukov, an Arab World expert, told FOCUS Radio's morning show.
Turkey builds 700 kilometer long wall on Syrian border
Turkey has finished the construction of a 700-kilometer wall along its border with Syria to block terrorist infiltration into the country, with Defense Minister Fikri Işık saying a similar wall would be built on the border with Iran in the country’s east.
End of Israeli occupation will benefit both sides: UN
The top United Nations human rights official called on June 6 for an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, saying it would benefit both sides after 50 years of enmity.
Ten countries you didn’t know were at War (video)
Most of us know about the ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East at large, and more specifically in Syria and Iraq, or in the eastern provinces of the Ukraine. But technically speaking these are not considered wars in the legal sense. No recognised state has officially declared open war on any other in these two regions.
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Condoleezza Rice: We went to Iraq to overthrow Saddam, not bring democracy
The primary US objective during the 2003 invasion of Iraq was not bringing democracy to the Middle Eastern country, but to oust Saddam Hussein, touted as "a threat to the region," says a secretary of state under President George W. Bush.
Iraq summons Turkish envoy over Erdoğan interview
Iraq's foreign ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad over an interview in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described an Iraqi paramilitary organization as "terrorist," officials said on April 20.
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Victory for the liberal warmongers
Liberal warmongers lost the last U.S. election but have won the day! Finally, they have managed to get someone to strike Syria.That is not to say that President Donald Trump is a man of peace. Besides, his foreign policy vision is full of contradictions; on one hand, he promised no more U.S.
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Albania to Send Troops to Fight ISIS in Iraq
Albanian troops will set foot in Iraq again, nine years after their last operations there ceased, as part of global anti-ISIS voluntary operations in response to a request of the US government.
The initiative was announced on Monday by the Albanian Defence Minister, Mimi Kodheli, during a hearing with a parliamentary commission.
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