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Iraq Kurds begin historic independence referendum defying government; leave Baghdad, Ankara and Tehran fuming

Iraqi Kurds started voting in an independence referendum today in defiance of Baghdad which has warned of "measures" to defend Iraq's unity and threatened to deprive their region of lifeline oil revenues.

Kurdish referendum: Iraq's Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest; Iran blocks all flights to region

Fears of instability has stirred the entire Middle East as Iraq's Kurds are set to vote tomorrow in Kurdish referendum on support for independence

Iraq: Car bomb in Kirkuk kills three, injures nine amid local govt's disputes over oil exports

A car bomb explosion targeting shops selling alcohol in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday killed three civilians and wounded nine

Battle for Mosul: Limited gains in first week of Iraq's offensive against Islamic State

In the week since Iraq launched an operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, its forces have pushed toward the city from the north, east and south, battling the militants in a belt of mostly uninhabited towns and villages.

Islamic State attacks Iraq's Kirkuk as diversion for Mosul offensive; at least 13 dead

Islamic State militants armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early on Friday, in an assault that appeared aimed at diverting Iraqi security forces from a massive offensive against the IS-held city of Mosul.

Mosul battle: Suicide bombers kill 16 in deadly twin raids in northern Iraq

Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.

Five killed in attacks on Iraq gas facility, oil field

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault on the gas facility in Iraq, and while it may have been carried out by IS,

11 Indian nurses rescued in Iraq, to return to India in 3-5 days: MEA

A batch of 11 Indian nurses has been rescued from conflict-hit Kirkuk area of Iraq and will be arriving home in the next three-five days, said MEA.

Iraq crisis: Air India flight carrying 46 nurses to reach Mumbai at 9.30 am

The special Air India flight carrying 46 Indian nurses set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and 137 others would first land in Mumbai and reach Kochi at around noon today, a top airport official said.

Militants release 48 hostages held in Tikrit, say Iraqi police

Militants who have overrun a swathe of territory north of Baghdad in a lightning offensive on Thursday released 48 foreigners.