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Iraq sets deadline for Kurds

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces set a tight deadline Friday for Kurdish fighters to withdraw from an area on the Turkish border that is critical for oil exports, a government source told AFP. The senior security source, asking not to be named, said Kurdish peshmerga fighters were being given "a few hours" to pull out of the area around the Fishkhabur border post.Read more

Iraq demands Kurds hand over border post, squeezes IS

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces Friday issued an ultimatum for Kurdish fighters to hand over a key border post with Turkey, as Baghdad's troops also battled to wipe out Daesh (ISIS) in the country. Baghdad is currently engaged on two separate fronts: pushing a final offensive to eradicate the extremists along the western border with Syria, while looking to snatch back disputed territoryRead more

Clashes as Iraq army takes last Kurd-held

Altun Kupri - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters Friday as the central government said it had wrested back control of the last area of disputed Kirkuk province in the latest stage of a sweeping operation after a controversial independence vote. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said police, counter-terrorism units and allied militias seized the Altun Kupri region, extending the central government's territory toRead more

Iraqi Kurds say open to talks after Baghdad military operation

Arbil - Muslimchronicle

The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters. "The cabinet welcomes the initiative of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on starting negotiations with the regional government to solve pending issues according to the constitution," it said in a statement. Source:AFP Read more

Oil elevated as Iraq tensions escalate, Asian shares hold firm

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Oil prices clung to this month’s high on Tuesday after Iraqi forces seized the oil-rich city of Kirkuk from largely autonomous Kurdish fighters while Asian shares held firm on optimism about upcoming earnings. Short-term US bond yields and interest rates jumped after a report US President Donald Trump favored Stanford economist John Taylor to head the Federal Reserve. Japan’s NikkeiRead more

Iraqi forces gain control of main Kirkuk military base from Kurds

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces said Monday they had seized the main military base in oil-rich Kirkuk province from Kurdish fighters following a mounting standoff over a controversial independence referendum. Iraq's Joint Operations Command, which groups all pro-government forces, said "anti-terrorist units" had taken over the K1 military base northwest of the disputed city of Kirkuk. The base was the first objective inRead more