Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city/ KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq, day after Iraqi forces took back the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters to leave (all times local): Iraq's prime minister says last month's Kurdish independence referendum ...
Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city/ BAGHDAD (AP) — Three weeks after Iraq's Kurdish region held a referendum on independence, Iraqi forces entered the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters to withdraw. Here's what you need to know: Kirkuk has found itself at the heart ...
US commanders actively trying to mediate between two sides in the oil-rich city after forces loyal to the government in Baghdad seized control on Monday/ Iraqi forces patrol in the streets after they retake the control of the city center from peshmerga forces in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Monday./ US ...
Iraqi armed forces construct a barricade around the governor's building shortly after seizing the office. - Anadolu/ Iraqi federal forces seized the contested city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces almost unopposed on Monday in a stunning reversal of fortunes for Iraq’s Kurds. The loss of the city ...
Members of Iraqi federal forces enter oil fields in Kirkuk, Iraq October 16, 2017. - REUTERS/ Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a "major, multi-pronged" attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing ...
President Donald Trump last week called for a new approach to Iran—demonizing the Islamic Republic as a terror state—but as Washington focuses on its nuclear deal with Tehran, America’s Kurdish allies in Iraq are accusing the administration of letting Iran in through the back door. Amid ...
Members of Iraqi federal forces enter oil fields in Kirkuk, Iraq October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/ BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's central government forces launched an advance early on Monday into territory held by Kurds, seizing a swathe of countryside surrounding the oil city of Kirkuk in ...
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on Iraq, where federal forces have moved into the disputed northern city of Kirkuk as Kurdish forces have pulled out (all times local): The Pentagon is declining to blame the Iraqi government for the violence in Kirkuk, and instead is urging the central government ...
Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know?/ For months, there have been warnings that the Islamic State's eventual defeat in Iraq and Syria would only spark a number of far more complicated and ...
(KIRKUK) — Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a “major, multi-pronged” attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk. The Kurdistan Region Security Council said in a statement that Kurdish forces known as ...
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month's Kurdish vote for independence. Kurdish officials accused the Iraqi army of ...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A substitute teacher punched and slapped a Las Vegas valley high school student causing him to become unconscious after the student used a racial slur against the teacher, according to the arrest report. While the physical fight was caught on video, what led up to it was not. ...
for 'limited' operation/ Israel's military says it has begun ordering Palestinians to leave parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" operation in the southern Gaza city./ About 100,000 people are being directed to head for an "expanded humanitarian area" in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi./ After ...
Boston’s home for classic rock announced changes to its popular morning drive show on Monday. Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford have been dropped from 100.7 WZLX’s lineup of on-air personalities, a spokesperson for iHeartMedia confirmed. “First and foremost, we’d like to thank Pete McKenzie and ...
Palestinians have begun leaving parts of eastern Rafah in Gaza after Israel urged 100,000 people to move towards an expanded "humanitarian zone". The evacuation comes ahead of an expected offensive on the city, where more than 1.4 million people are sheltering. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) ...
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)/ Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of ...
Play video Israel Tells Rafah Civilians to Evacuate from BBC News/ Hamas says Israel 'escalation' will have consequences/ Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has told Reuters news agency that Israel's evacuation order in parts of Rafah is a "dangerous escalation that will have consequences". ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well ...
The boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition [BBC]/ A woman from Essex has been arrested after a five-month-old baby suffered a cardiac arrest at a theme park. The infant needed medical attention at Legoland Windsor Resort, at about 13:00 BST, on Thursday./ He was taken to hospital, ...
Israel's government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas./ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure while the war in Gaza is ongoing./ Police raided the Qatari broadcaster's ...
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. New rules implemented last month capped what the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will insure in a trust account at $1.25 million. Before, there was no limit on ...