Turkey raises oil threat after Iraqi Kurds back independence

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 01:34 GMT

Turkey threatened potentially crippling restrictions on oil trading with Iraqi Kurds on Thursday after they backed independence from Baghdad.

Kurds press historic independence vote despite regional fears

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 - 01:36 GMT

Iraqi Kurds are expected to vote on Monday to back an independence drive that neighboring countries and Western powers fear could break up the country.

U.S. 'strongly opposes' Iraqi Kurdish independence vote

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 10:16 GMT

The US "strongly opposes" the planned independence referendum by Iraqi Kurds and urges Iraqi Kurdish leaders to negotiate with the Baghdad government instead.