Latest "kurdistan" stories

Another drone attack on an Iraqi base housing US troops, no injuries or damage

The attack took place at the Bashur base at 1:23 a.m. local time Friday, a spokesman said.

By Howard Altman

19 months ago

A man inspects the damage on Feb. 16, 2021, following a rocket attack the previous night in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region.

Pentagon not yet placing blame for three rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing US troops

The attacks have wounded Americans, but there are no threats of revenge thus far.

By Meghann Myers

24 months ago

Iraq's Kurds offer to freeze results of independence vote

Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region on Wednesday offered to freeze the results of its controversial independence vote last month as part of a dialogue with Baghdad.

5 years ago

US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk

U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq

Kurdish forces pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq on Tuesday, a day after handing the northern city of Kirkuk over to federal forces amid a tense standoff following last month’s vote for independence.

By Balint Szlanko

5 years ago

Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk

Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence.

5 years ago