Recent News Headlines : Erbil - Iraq

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA TOLD STORY OF IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE


The 7.3 magnitude quake on Sunday hit the Iraqi town of Halabjah, southeast of Sulaymaniyah, a city in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 1135

IRAN-IRAQ QUAKE A SUDDEN WAVE OF DEATH


READ MORE Iran-Iraq earthquake What happened and why Fatemeh said people were screaming and wailing in the streets following the major temblor... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 1968

STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN IRAN-IRAQ BORDER AREA KILLS HUNDREDS


The head of Iranian Red Crescent said more than 70,000 people were in need of emergency shelter... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 8

WITH IRAQI-KURDISH TALKS STALLED PHONE DIPLOMACY AVERTS NEW CLASHES


With the deadline past, Mr. Abadi instead ordered the federal forces to push into Kirkuk, and then farther north toward the Turkish border... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 860

KURDS: IRAQ COURT'S ANTI-SECESSION RULING 'REVENGEFUL'


The court is responsible for settling all disputes between Baghdad's central government and regional provinces... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 509

'WHY WOULD WASHINGTON PUNISH US?' RESIGNING IRAQI KURDISTAN LEADER ACCUSES US OF BETRAYAL


Prior to the independence referendum, the Kurds fought alongside Iraqi forces in their US-backed campaign against Islamic State terrorists... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 1644

IRAQI KURDISH LEADER TO STEP DOWN OVER FALLOUT FROM INDEPENDENCE POLL


Erbil's friends and foes alike had strongly opposed the holding of the referendum, leaving Barzani isolated before it was held and marooned ever since... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 261

KURDISH LEADER MASOUD BARZANI WILL NOT EXTEND TERM


Barzani's legacy The president only recently re-activated parliament to vote through the controversial September 25 referendum on secession, which Barzani wanted to be his legacy... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 183

CANADA SUSPENDS SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE MISSION IN IRAQ


Fighting broke out between Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Oct. 16, after Iraqi forces seized the northern oil city of Kirkuk... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 1549

IRAQ ORDERS TRUCE WITH KURDS TO ALLOW PEACEFUL DEPLOYMENT AT BORDER CROSSINGS


To work on the deployment of federal Iraqi forces in all disputed areas, including Fish-Khabur, and the international border, Abadi said in a statement... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 332

IRAQI PM DISMISSES KURDS OFFER TO FREEZE VOTE RESULTS


Speaking to reporters in the Iranian capital Tehran on Thursday, Abadi said his government had warned Iraq's northern Kurdish region against holding the referendum... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 118

IRAQI KURDS PROPOSE TO FREEZE REFERENDUM RESULTS


People in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq voted to secede on September 25 in a referendum, amid rising tensions and international opposition... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 2015

ABADI TELLS TILLERSON: PMF IS HOPE OF IRAQ AND REGION


Tillerson and Abadi, along with Saudi King Salman, also participated in the inaugural meeting of the Saudi Arabia-Iraq Coordination Committee in Riyadh on Sunday... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 159

IRAQ FORCES IN FULL CONTROL OF KIRKUK PROVINCE


Iraqi forces have claimed control of all of Kirkuk province after intense fighting against Kurdish Peshmerga forces... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 3223

IRAQ ARMY SEIZES TOWN NEAR ERBIL AFTER FIERCE CLASHES


Iraqi federal police and counter-terrorism forces, along with Hashd al-Shaabi fighters, have deployed in... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 3040

'100,000 FLEE KIRKUK' SINCE IRAQI ARMY TAKEOVER


Baghdad has retaken five oil fields from Kurdish forces in Kirkuk, leaving the Kurds in control of only one in the province... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 272

BAGHDAD IMPOSES INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT BAN ON IRAQI KURDISTAN AFTER REFERENDUM


The Kurds say the referendum acknowledges their contribution in confronting Islamic State after it overwhelmed the Iraqi army... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 25

ISIL CAPITALISES ON PESHMERGA RETREAT IN NORTHERN IRAQ


Iraqi forces also said on Tuesday they seized the Yazidi Kurdish town of Sinjar from the Peshmerga... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 2046

IRAQI FORCES SEIZE OIL CITY KIRKUK FROM KURDS IN BOLD ADVANCE


But an aid group working in Kirkuk said several Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Iraqi soldiers had been killed in an overnight clash south of the city... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 2403

US MILITARY RUSHES TO DEFUSE LOOMING CRISIS IN KIRKUK AFTER IRAQI ARMY ADVANCES


Iraqi forces claim rapid progress in operation to 'impose security' on kirkuk... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1444

BAGHDAD TO PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR DECLARING WAR


Kurdish forces call Iraqi forces' campaign in Kirkuk 'a declaration of war', as PM Abadi tells them to cooperate... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 4956

IRAQI FORCES SEIZE OIL CITY KIRKUK FROM KURDS IN BOLD ADVANCE


But an aid organization working in Kirkuk said several Peshmerga and members of the Iraqi forces had been killed in an overnight clash south of Kirkuk... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 4352

IRAQI FORCES SEIZE OIL CITY KIRKUK FROM KURDS IN BOLD ADVANCE


But an aid group working in Kirkuk said several Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Iraqi soldiers had been killed in an overnight clash south of the city... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 2249

WHAT PRICE HAVE IRAQI KURDS PAID FOR SECESSION VOTE?


On September 25, Iraqi Kurds voted in a controversial secession referendum, amid rising regional tensions and international opposition... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1397

1. WHY DOES THE KURDISH REGION MATTER TO OIL MARKETS?


That experience and disputes between the Kurdish government and Iraqi national authorities have kept most big oil companies away and prompted some investors to pull back... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1305

IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH 'MAJOR' KIRKUK OPERATION


Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford, reporting from Erbil, said Kurdish forces in and around Kirkuk have vowed to defend it to the last man ... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 6134

KURDISH AND IRAQI TROOPS IN KIRKUK STANDOFF AMID FEARS OF NEW VIOLENCE


Washington had downplayed Iraqi troop movements since Kurdish leaders first sounded the alarm early on Thursday... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 412

KURDS ON HIGH ALERT AS IRAQI FORCES MASS NEAR KIRKUK


Baghdad continues to reject decades-old Kurdish ambitions to incorporate Kirkuk and other historically Kurdish-majority areas in their autonomous region... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 5534

KURD FIGHTERS IN IRAQ BRIEFLY BLOCK ROADS TO MOSUL


Move comes after Kurdish authorities said they feared Iraqi forces were preparing to launch an assault on the region... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 40

IRAQI KURDISTAN THE FLY TO REGIONAL SPIDERS TURKEY, IRAQ, IRAN


Iran and Turkey are both part of the Astana negotiations aimed at effecting closure in Syria... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 10841

Trending News Headlines : Erbil

WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND OTHER ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD


Many international coordinators say they are marching in solidarity with US women, but that human rights and not Donald Trump are the focus... READ MORE

21st January, 2017 66062

KURDISH FAMILY HEADED TO NASHVILLE SENT BACK TO IRAQ


President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States... READ MORE

30th January, 2017 29937

DONALD TRUMP'S 'MUSLIM BAN' EXECUTIVE ORDER KICKS IN, PASSENGERS REFUSED ENTRY TO US


Refugees who were in the air on the way to the United States when the order was signed were stopped and detained at airports... READ MORE

28th January, 2017 19840

MORE THAN 92% OF VOTERS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN BACK INDEPENDENCE


More than 92 percent of voters in Iraqi Kurdistan back independence... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 17845

JARED KUSHNER MEETS WITH IRAQI LEADER ON FUTURE OF ISIS BATTLE


Mr. Kushner was also expected to meet with officials from the United States-led military coalition and Iraq's minister of defense, according to an Iraqi military spokesman... READ MORE

4th April, 2017 9435

FAMILY OF GIRL BURNED IN ISIL ATTACK SEEKS US TREATMENT


Ten-year-old Reem has severe burns on 70 percent of her body after her home in Iraq's Ramadi was hit by a grenade... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 6260

ERDOGAN WARNS OF ARMED ACTION OVER IRAQI KURDISTAN VOTE


Iraqi Kurdish oil is exported through Turkey and its southern Ceyhan port, a key economic lifeline for the region... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 5492

IRAN AND IRAQ TO HOLD JOINT BORDER DRILLS


The Iranian and Iraqi armies will hold joint drills at several crossings on Iran's border with the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan, according to officials... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 5133

ALLEGED MOSUL CHEMICAL ATTACK AMOUNTS TO WAR CRIME


UN Alleged Mosul chemical attack amounts to war crime... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 5123

TURKEY EXTENDS TROOPS' DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


OPINION Regional implications of the Kurdish independence vote Earlier on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blasted the referendum as adventurism that puts Turkey at risk... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 4721

FOR LIBERATED IRAQI CHRISTIANS STILL A BLEAK CHRISTMAS


By the time the Islamic State swept through northern Iraq in 2014, that figure had fallen to roughly 400,000... READ MORE

23rd December, 2016 4626

KURDISH SECESSION TOPS ERDOGAN'S AGENDA IN IRAN VISIT


In the last week following the Kurdish referendum, Turkey has held joint military exercises with Iraq... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 3967

ERDOGAN: KURDISH VOTE RISKS 'ETHNIC AND SECTARIAN WAR'


People in the cities of Sanandaj, Baneh and Saghez of Kurdistan province held peaceful gatherings congratulating their Iraqi fellow Kurdish-speaking people, broadcaster IRIB reported... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 3583

MUSLIM BAN: MPS CALL FOR RECIPROCAL MEASURES


Parliament committee calls on Baghdad to 'reciprocate' travel ban on Americans as Iraqis express sense of betrayal... READ MORE

29th January, 2017 3361

IRAQI KURDS SET DATE FOR INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM


Masoud Barzani, the president of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government KRG, announced the vote on Twitter on Wednesday... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 3338

RECALLING A TORTURED PAST IRAQI KURDS TO VOTE ON INDEPENDENCE


Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 3289

HUNDREDS SUFFER FROM FOOD POISONING IN CAMP NEAR MOSUL


The Kurdish news agency Rudaw, citing Erbil health department officials, said at least one child had died and more than 800 people were affected... READ MORE

13th June, 2017 3201

TURNOUT HIGH AS IRAQI KURDS DEFY THREATS TO HOLD INDEPENDENCE VOTE


Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barxani said he hoped to maintain good relations with Turkey and the referendum was not a threat to Ankara... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 3032

IRAQI PM: KURDS MUST HAND OVER AIRPORTS OR FACE EMBARGO


Initial results in Kurdish referendum in northern Iraq show a majority supporting independence from Baghdad... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2925

IRAQIS CELEBRATE FIRST CHRISTMAS NEAR MOSUL AFTER ISLAMIC STATE PUSHBACK


A few hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to Bartella, a northern town recently retaken from Islamic State, to celebrate Christmas for the first time since 2013... READ MORE

24th December, 2016 2820

4,000 CIVILIANS FLEE MOSUL EACH DAY AMID FIGHTING


RELATED Donald Trump vows to 'demolish and destroy' ISIL ISIL fighters launched a counterattack against advancing US-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight storm... READ MORE

2nd March, 2017 2694

HOW IRAN CLOSED THE MOSUL 'HORSESHOE' AND CHANGED IRAQ WAR


If you corner your enemy and don't leave an escape, he will fight till the end, said a Kurdish official involved in planning the Mosul battle... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 2660

AT LEAST 142 CIVILIANS KILLED IN SIX DAYS


Dozens of women and children killed while trying to escape west Mosul, as Iraqi army seeks to close in on ISIL fighters... READ MORE

1st June, 2017 2600

IRAQ TOP COURT RULES TO SUSPEND KURDISH REFERENDUM


Iraq's top court has ordered the suspension of the Kurdistan Regional Government's KRG planned referendum on independence... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 2569

IRAQ ESCALATES DISPUTE WITH KURDS THREATENING MILITARY ACTION


All three countries have been conducting military exercises near the border of Iraqi Kurdistan this week... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2537

TWIN SUICIDE ATTACKS LEAVE SCORES DEAD IN SOUTHERN IRAQ


Shooting and car-bomb attacks claimed by ISIL kill at least 74 people in Iraq's southern Thi Qar province... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 2439

IRAQ ORDERS KURDISTAN TO SURRENDER ITS AIRPORTS


The Kurdistan Regional Government antagonized Iraq, Turkey and Iran by holding the referendum on Monday... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 2339

ABOARD A U.S. EYE IN THE SKY, STARING DOWN ISIS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


President Obama has vowed to deal the Islamic State crippling blows in Mosul and Raqqa before he leaves office... READ MORE

26th December, 2016 2242

IRAQ IMPOSES FLIGHT BAN ON KURDISH REGION AFTER POLL


Foreign airlines suspended flights to the region's Erbil and Sulaimaniya, obeying a notice from the government in Baghdad, which controls Iraqi air space... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 2109

IRAQI FORCES CLAIM CAPTURE OF MOSUL BRIDGE


Meanwhile, in Erbil, Iraqi forces have forcibly displaced at least 125 families with alleged links to ISIL, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday... READ MORE

6th March, 2017 2063


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