A new battle in Iraq gives Iran the upper handWashington Post US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalatesBBC News Oil Elevated as Iraq Tensions Escalate, Asian Shares Hold FirmNew York Times Showdown in Kirkuk: Kurds vs. Iraq forces, with US in middle, as everPittsburgh Post-Gazette Islamic State take over region amid Kirkuk turmoilIraqi News Full […]
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US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates
US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalatesBBC News Oil Elevated as Iraq Tensions Escalate, Asian Shares Hold FirmNew York Times Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed KirkukTIME The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in KirkukWashington Post Full coverage
Investigative Journalist in Malta Is Killed in Car Bombing
Investigative Journalist in Malta Is Killed in Car BombingNew York Times Bomb kills investigative journalist in Malta who reported on Panama PapersWashington Post Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia killed in car blastCNN Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalistThe Guardian Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: FBI experts contacted for assistance – MuscatMalta Independent Online Full coverage
US Raises Alarm as Iraq Army Seizes Oil-Rich Kirkuk From Kurds
US Raises Alarm as Iraq Army Seizes Oil-Rich Kirkuk From KurdsBloomberg The 2 biggest forces in the fight against ISIS are now fighting each other — here’s whyBusiness Insider As ISIS Falls, Don’t Forget the Lessons of the Recent PastNational Review Iraqis seize military base, oil field from Kurdish forces near contested KirkukWashington Post The […]
Iraqi Forces Sweep Into Kirkuk, Checking Kurdish Independence Drive
Iraqi Forces Sweep Into Kirkuk, Checking Kurdish Independence DriveNew York Times Iraqi Troops Enter Kirkuk, Seeking To Take Oil-Rich Area Back From KurdsNPR Iraqi forces enter Kirkuk as Kurds fleeBBC News Iraq seizes Kirkuk from Kurds leaving two US allies locked in conflict and bringing end to move for independenceThe Independent Uncertainty reigns in Kirkuk […]