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Kurdish control of oil-rich Kirkuk creates a powder keg in Iraq

iht.com     yesterday   18 related          

Kurdish control of oil-rich Kirkuk creates a powder keg in Iraq KIRKUK, Iraq — The phone rang, and it was answered by a Kurdish security commander, Hallo Najat, sitting in his office in this deeply divided city. On the line, he...                    

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Iraq, Jordan : A landmark visit by an Arab leader

zawya.com     yesterday   2 related          

Jordan's King Abdallah II had talks with Iraqi leaders last Monday on the first visit to Iraq by an Arab head of state since the 2003 US invasion, calling for an end to sectarian differences. For his part King Abdallah said he...                    

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The West Bank lost in the meanderings of politics and Gaza at the mercy of rockets

zawya.com     yesterday          

The proposed solutions in the region, objects of diplomatic outbidding Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, has published a book called L'Histoire qui poursuit sa marche ("History Continues Its March"), devoted in...                    

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Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq

theconservativevoice.com     Aug 15, 2008   5 related          

Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq Minutes after a suicide bomber killed 25 people, hundreds of angry Kurds stormed the headquarters of an ethnic Turkish group in this northern Iraqi city and torched the building and...                    

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Kirkuk reflects challenges of ethnic conflict in Iraq

usatoday.com     Aug 14, 2008   3 related          

By Charles Levinson, USA TODAY KIRKUK, Iraq — Hiwa Assad and his wife, Guller Sabbah, are still visibly in love after 20 years of marriage. I can never let my people lose what they've won. "There will be a fight for Kirkuk," he...                    

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Kurdish forces refuse to quit Iraq battlefield province (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 13, 2008   46 related          

AFP - Kurdish forces are refusing Iraqi defence ministry orders to pull out of Kurdish-populated areas of ethnically divided Diyala province where they have been deployed for the past two years, their commander said on Wednesday.                    

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Iraqi and Kurdish Tensions Mount

aina.org     Aug 13, 2008   5 related          

BAQUBA, Iraq (UPI) -- Reports varied Wednesday regarding possible tensions between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi troops deployed in the restive eastern province of Diyala. Kurdish commanding Gen. Nazel Kirkuki said his...                    

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Kirkuk Derails Iraq's Election Law

aina.org     Aug 12, 2008   8 related          

On August 7, the Iraqi parliament went on summer recess after failing to pass a critical election law, delaying the country's provincial elections until sometime next year. Previous Provincial Elections Many Iraqis boycotted...                    

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Turkey should talk to the Kurds

turkishdailynews.com.tr     Aug 11, 2008   16 related          

only available in modern browsers."); } } Turkey should talk to the Kurds Turkey should talk to the Kurds (Barçin YİNANÇ ) Barçin YİNANÇ American officials dealing with Iraqi issues must be extremely frustrated these days....                    

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‘Assad asked Turkey's help on Iran'

turkishdailynews.com.tr     Aug 11, 2008   6 related          

Monday, August 11, 2008 '; var printReadyElem = document.getElementById("printReady"); if (printReadyElem != null) { html += printReadyElem.innerHTML; } else { alert("Could not find the printReady section in the HTML"); return;...                    

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