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Iraq’s Soleimanieh governor invites Iranians to invest in regional projects

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The governor of Iraq’s Soleimanieh province has invited Iranian investors to participate in 264 projects in the autonomous region in northernIraq.
Middle East

Iraqi court suspends Hoshyar Zebari’s presidential bid

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Iraq’s federal court on Sunday decided to suspend the nomination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) candidate for the Iraqi presidency, Hoshyar Zebari.
Media Wire

Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by drone attacks

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The internal security service for Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, of which Erbil is the capital, initially said three rockets had hit near the airport. A...
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Why Iran carried out missile strike in northern Iraq?

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Friday rained down missiles on the positions of the terrorist group calling itself “the Democratic Party of Kurdistan”, in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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IRGC warns of response to terrorists on border with Iraq’s Kurdistan

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Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has warned Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region about terrorists active in border areas.
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Iran Denies Any Involvement in Erbil Attack, Urges Prosecution of Perpetrators

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The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has categorically rejected allegations ascribing the Monday night's rocket attack on the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region to Iran, calling on the Baghdad government to prosecute the perpetrators.
IFP Exclusive

Erbil Owes Existence to Gen. Soleimani, KRG Ex-President Tells Why

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The review of an interview with former president of the Kurdistan Region five years after being published in a Turkish daily sheds light on how Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani literally saved Erbil after the Kurdish calls for help from the US, UK, France, Turkey and Saudis went unheeded when bloodthirsty ISIS forces were on the city’s doorstep.
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IRGC Launches Retaliatory Attacks on Terrorists’ Positions

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has launched retaliatory attacks on positions of anti-Iran terrorist groups along the Iranian borders with the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Congratulates Barzani on Election as KRG President

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s FM Meets PUK Secretary-General

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The top Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Secretary-General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kosrat Rasul.
IFP Exclusive

Ties with Iran Highly Important: Barzani

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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani says the ties between the Iraqi Kurdistan’s region and the Islamic Republic of Iran are very important adding that broadening cooperation in various sectors, including economic and commercial ones is part of the KRG’s policy.
Media Wire

Syrian Army in Manbij to Protect Kurds from Turkey

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The Syrian army has entered Manbij near the Turkish border, marking the return of territories held by US-backed militants to the government fold for the first time in years, an army spokesman said Friday.
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Turkish Army Makes New Incursion Deep Into Iraq

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The Turkish army has made a new incursion deep into the Iraqi soil as part of a larger plan to strengthen its military presence in the Arab country’s Kurdistan region.
Media Wire

Iran to Resume Direct Flights to Erbil as of April 27

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Iran will resume direct flights between Tehran and the Iraqi city of Erbil from April 27 after a six-month hiatus which saw Baghdad and its neighbors impose an air ban on the regional Kurdistan government over a secession bid.
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Iran FM Condoles with KRG PM over His Brother’s Death

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered his condolences to Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani following the death of his brother Dilovan Barzani on Monday.
IFP Exclusive

Huge Warehouse in Iraq Razed to Ground in Controlled Explosion (+Video)

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An old wheat and grain warehouse in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah was destroyed on Friday under the supervision of the local authorities.
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s PM to Visit Tehran Sunday

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Reports say Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, will travel to the Iranian capital on Sunday.
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Kurdistan Says to Respect Iraqi Supreme Court’s Verdict

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Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government says it accepts the verdict by the Iraqi Supreme Court on the First Article of the country’s Constitution.
Views

NATO May Withdraw Forces from Iraqi Kurdistan Region

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NATO member states including Slovenia may withdraw their forces from the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Slovenian defence minister says.
Media Wire

Baghdad Rejects Kurdistan’s Offer, Urges Annulment of Referendum Results

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for the total annulment of the recent Kurdish secession referendum in northern Iraq, apparently rejecting the Kurdish leader’s recent decision to merely freeze the results of the unconstitutional vote.
IFP Exclusive

5,000 Kurdish Forces Join Iraqi Army in Nineveh Province

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With the arrival of Iraqi federal forces in Nineveh Province in northern Iraq, five thousand Peshmerga forceshave joined the Iraqi army with all their military equipment.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Reopens Land Border with Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iran has reopened its land border with the Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah province following a decision by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to suspend the results of its recent independence referendum.
IFP Exclusive

Iraqi Kurds Offer to Suspend Referendum Results

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The Iraqi Kurdistan has offered to suspend the results of its recent independence referendum in an effort to resolve a crisis in relations with Baghdad via dialogue rather than military means.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Denounces Attack on Its Consulate in Erbil

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    According to a statement by the Iranian Consulate General in Erbil, on Friday evening, when the Consulate General was closed, certain individuals with political...
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Recapture of Kirkuk Foils Iraq Disintegration Plot: Iran

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A top advisor to Iran’s Leader says the recent recapture of Kirkuk thwarted a plot to disintegrate Iraq, adding the days of the US’ presence and influence in the region are numbered.
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