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Turkish, Iraqi forces start joint drill amid referendum crisis

A day after an independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Turkish and Iraqi armed forces launched a joint military exercise on...

Erdoğan to Barzani: Israeli flags will not save you

Referring to a controversial independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Monday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has warned KRG President Massoud...

Erdoğan says Germany will fail to form a government

Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Germany will fail to form a government following the...

93.2 percent said ‘yes’ for independent Kurdistan

The results of a referendum in northern Iraq for independence show that 93.29 percent of 282,017 people voted in favor of separation from Baghdad...

Turkish military says Baghdad to join drill on Turkey’s northern Iraq border

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) issued a press release on Monday saying that the Iraqi Armed Forces will join in drills in the Silopi/Habur...

Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘Buddhist terror’ against Rohingya Muslims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday accused the Myanmar administration of waging “Buddhist terror” on Rohingya Muslims in the country and slammed the...

Erdoğan threatens to cut off oil flow from northern Iraq over independence referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday threatened the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with cutting off the oil flow from the region over its...

Turkish FM: Ankara will intervene militarily if Turkmens are targeted in northern Iraq

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday that Turkey would launch a military operation in northern Iraq if the Turkmen population living there...

S-400 system to be delivered in 2 years at earliest, says Turkish official

Undersecretary for the Defense Industry (SSM) İsmail Demir on Monday said delivery of a Russian S-400 missile system that Turkey recently signed an agreement...

[UPDATE] RTÜK decides to remove KRG’s TV channel from Turkish satellite

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) decided at a meeting on Monday to remove the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) television channel, Rudaw, from...

Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG

Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...

Iran closes border crossings with Kurdish region in Iraq

Tehran on Monday declared that it had closed its border gates to crossings from Iraq's Kurdistan region, which is holding an independence referendum despite...

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