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Kurd fighters from Turkey arrive in Iraq
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsTHE first group of Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey as part of a peace drive with Ankara has arrived to cheers and hugs in Iraqi Kurdistan after a gruelling week-long journey.... -
Iraq Rejects Refuge for Turkey’s Kurdish Fighters
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsBy SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press BAGHDAD May 9, 2013 (AP) Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in... -
Jackson Diehl: Iraqi Kurdistan in bloom
Posted on April 16, 2013 | No CommentsIn Iraq, an Kurdish renaissance By Jackson Diehl, Published: April 15 By now it’s obvious that “spring” is the wrong description of the political turmoil and civil war that have followed... -
Turkey, Iraq, and Oil
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsAymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi The American Spectator http://www.meforum.org/3484/turkey-iraq-oil Though the pace of growth of the Turkish economy has slowed significantly, one of Ankara’s priorities over the coming years is to meet the country’s... -
Kerry to press Turkey on Israel ties, Syrian border, Iraq
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsREUTERS/Paul J. Richards/Pool U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters after finding out that the aircraft had a mechanical failure before take off, at the Andrews Air Force... -
Iraq PM softens tone on Turkey, says rapprochement welcome
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsBAGHDAD | Fri Apr 5, 2013 11:41am EDT (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday he would welcome rapprochement with Turkey, softening months of hostile rhetoric fuelled... -
Iraqi goods travel to Turkey via Israel
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsIraqi goods travel to Turkey via Israel Following secret talks due to civil war in Syria, Jordan River Crossing and Haifa Port used to transport merchandise between Iraq, Jordan, Turkey... -
Struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for reputation in Islamic world
Posted on March 16, 2013 | No CommentsGulnara Inanch, Head of Representative Office of Lev Gumilev Center of Russia in Azerbaijan. Director of Information and Analytical Center Etnoglobus (ethnoglobus.az), editor of Russian section of... -
Turkey is economic winner of Iraq war
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsBy Daniel Dombey | Financial Times, Published: March 12 ISTANBUL — The Americans won the war, the Iranians won the peace and the Turks won the contracts. Turkey, which blocked the... -
A decade after US-led invasion, Kurds look to Turkey, the West, mull future without Iraq
Posted on March 11, 2013 | No CommentsIRBIL, Iraq – At an elite private school in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, children learn Turkish and English before Arabic. University students dream of jobs in Europe, not Baghdad. And... -
Turkey’s Foray Into the Fertile Crescent
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsThe rebel-controlled Atmeh refugee camp in northern Syria is only yards from the border with Turkey, which provides strong support to the Syrian rebels. By SONER CAGAPTAY The biggest open secret... -
Turkey Contributes To Iraqi Fragmentation
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsBy: Necdet Pamir for Al-Monitor. Posted on February 20. The International Energy Agency’s Iraq Energy Outlook (2012) reports, “Alongside its announcement of 143 billion barrels of proven reserves, the Ministry of Oil stated in 2010... -
Turkey-Iran Ties Strained By Iraq, Syria
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Salehi (L), attend a news conference in Ankara, Jan. 19, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Umit Bektas) Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor... -
Arabs, Turkey Want to Control Serekaniye for Strategic Advantage, Kurdish Leader Says
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsFighters of the Farouq brigade in Serekaniye. Photo: PYD. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The close proximity of the Syrian city of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) to the Turkish border is the... -
Opposition Leader Says ‘Turkey Wants to Harm the Kurdish Cause’ in Syria
Posted on February 9, 2013 | No CommentsAbdulhakim Bashar, the first president of the Kurdish National Council (KNC) and the secretary of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (Al Party) Photo: Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Abdulhakim... -
Turkey to continue its oil trade with Iraq despite US opposition, Erdogan says
Posted on February 9, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey will continue its oil trade with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has said, while confirming the trade as legitimate, Hurriyet Daily... -
Iraqi MP: Turkey’s Policy on Iraq to Ignite War
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsTEHRAN (FNA)- An Iraqi lawmaker lashed out at Ankara for its aggressive policy on Iraq, and cautioned that the policy will likely result in conflict. “Ankara wishes to annex Iraq... -
Turkey’s big thirst for new power
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s big thirst for new power Florian Neuhof Turkey is in a rush to grow its energy sector. And recent news that the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, known as... -
Iraqi bloc to sue Turkey PM over meddling in internal affairs
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsAn Iraqi political movement says it is planning to sue Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over what it calls Ankara’s interference in the Iraq’s internal affairs. According to the... -
Turkey’s CHP plans an extended trip to Iraq
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsMain opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is planning an extended trip to Iraq to both the capital and the country’s Kurdish north, not long after Turkey’s energy minister was prevented from...
