Iraq denied late Wednesday any plan on launching a military operation in Kirkuk province. Iraqi government spokesman refuted information that Baghdad was planning to restore control over the Kirkuk province controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government. “We deny any planning or thinking of an attack in Kirkuk,” the spokesperson told ...
An Iraqi court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of the chairwoman and two other members of the commission that organized last month’s vote for Kurdish separation, a judicial official said. The court in east Baghdad acted in response to a request from the National Security Council headed by Prime Minister ...