The Irish Times

Kurdish leaders ask for world’s help as 100,000 flee Kirkuk

UN concerned at reports of Kurds being forcibly displaced as Iraqi army advances

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 19:13

Iraqi forces retake Kurdish-held territory near Mosul

US urges Baghdad government to stop offensive

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 18:29

Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds

Government advances in northern Iraq continue as Kurdish peshmerga withdraw

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 12:24

Iraqi forces seize control of Kirkuk from Kurds

Attack on northern city amid soaring tensions following independence referendum

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 17:54

Former Iraq president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83

Leader of one of country’s main Kurdish factions was first non-Arab Iraqi president

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 19:48

Kurdistan: a dangerous and volatile moment

Last week’s referendum is better understood as an expression of instability and change in a Middle East beset with conflicts between regional powers

Mon Oct 02 2017 - 00:05

Powerful Iraqi cleric calls on Kurds to end independence push

Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani wades into debate after voters backed breakaway in referendum

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 19:43

Iraqi Kurds defy threats to vote in independence referendum

Voters queue at polling stations for controversial ballot widely condemned in region

Mon Sept 25 2017 - 11:41

Iraqi Kurds to vote for independence in controversial referendum

Baghdad issues threats and international powers condemn the ballot ahead of the vote

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 16:19

Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September

Iraqi PM previously said he respects Kurdish right to vote but does not think timing is apt

Wed Jun 07 2017 - 21:01

Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as civilians flee

Iraqi forces report capture of another district as fight against Isis pushes towards city centre

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 18:21

Sinjar captured from Islamic State, says Kurdish leader

Coalition boost after offensive backed by air strikes leads to fall of strategic Iraqi town

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 17:21

EU, Balkan states move to stem flow of fighters joining jihad

IS video purports to show peshmerga beheadings, threats to kill ‘dozens’ more

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 15:24

US delay on IS may have cemented Iran’s position in Iraq

The Obama administration weakened its hand by delaying its response in Iraq

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 22:04

Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as IS advances

Turkish deputy PM says 45,000 Syrian Kurds have crossed section of border since yesterday

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 15:02

France conducts air strikes in north Iraq

President Obama says Paris is a ‘solid partner in fight against terrorism’

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:09

French jets strike Islamic State target in Iraq

Islamic State has seized one third of country and large parts of neighbouring Syria

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 15:22

Planes bomb Islamic State fighters near Mosul dam

IS insurgents reportedly ‘massacred’ 80 Yazidis in a village in north of country

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 16:18

Maliki sidelined as Iraq’s new PM gets US and Iranian backing

Shia militia and army commanders long loyal to Maliki also back change in leadership

Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00