Iran’s Leader Urges Iraq to Exercise Greater Sovereignty on Kurdish Region

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei says anything that may disrupt Iran’s security will inevitably impinge on Iraq as well, calling on the Baghdad government to exercise greater sovereignty over areas in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Iran's IRGC Attacks to Continue Until Threat of KRG-Based Terrorists Removed: Commander

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will continue to strike the positions of terrorist and separatist groups in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq until their threats to Iran are eliminated and they are disarmed, the IRGC Ground Force commander said.

Missile attacks target Kurdish armed group in northern Iraq

One person was killed in missile attacks on the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) in northern Iraq on Monday, according to local health authorities.

Iran Increases Troops Near Kurdistan Region, Threatening Ground Operation

Iran has recently sent new military reinforcements to its western borders close to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and threatened to launch a cross-border ground invasion into Iraqi Kurdistan against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, a senior Iraqi Kurdish official in Iraq who asked to remain anonymous told VOA.

Iraqi Nat’l Security Adviser Urges Restraint following Turkey’s Deadly Attack - Tasnim News Agency

Following a Turkish attack on a tourist resort in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, the Arab country’s top security official urged “restraint” in response to recurring cross-border violations by Turkey.

Iran Condemns Deadly Turkish Attack on Northern Iraq - Tasnim News Agency

Iran’s foreign ministry condemned a Wednesday attack on the city of Zakho in northern Iraq that resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of civilians.

VIDEOS: At least 9 Iraqi tourists were killed in a Turkish attack on a northern resort

At least nine Iraqis were killed when Turkish artillery struck a crowded tourist resort in the country’s northern Kurdistan region on Wednesday, officials said.

Iran Attacks Terrorists in Iraq’s Erbil - Tasnim News Agency

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force launched an artillery attack against the bases of terrorist groups in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

IRAN to Strike Israeli Bases again If Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Fail to Dismantle Them: Spox - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) - The spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that Iraqi Kurdistan region should dismantle Israeli bases in the region or the elite military force will not hesitate to strike them once again.

Multiple rockets land near US consulate in Iraq - reports — RT

Several rockets have reportedly struck an area in Erbil, northern Iraq, near a US diplomatic compound. Erbil is the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

International flights to Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region resumes

Iraqi Interior Minister Qassim al-Araji on Wednesday announced that a months-long federal ban on international flights into and out of northern Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)-held region has officially been lifted.

Iraqi Delegation to Visit Kurdistan to Discuss Airports, Checkpoints Reopening

 A delegation of the Iraqi central government will visit Iraqi Kurdistan to hold negotiations on the resumption of the work of the region's international airports as well as of the checkpoints situated at its borders, local media reported on Saturday.

Iran reopens 2 western borders

Iranian consulate general in Erbil in a message announced that Iran has reopened Tamarchin in West Azarbaijan and Parvizkhan in Kermanshah Province since Tuesday morning.

Protestors torch offices of Kurdish parties in northern Iraq

Kurdish protesters set fire to offices of the regional Kurdish parties Monday in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan amid widespread anger over unpaid salaries and corruption.

Kurdistan Democratic Party Says Still Not Reached Agreements With Iraqi Gov't

There are still no agreements reached during the negotiations between the authorities of Iraqi Kurdistan and the Iraqi government, a representative of the Moscow office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Irak: l'armée prend le contrôle de la frontière entre Turquie et Kurdistan irakien

Des soldats irakiens ont pris mardi le contrôle de l'unique point de passage entre la Turquie et le Kurdistan irakien, cinq semaines après un référendum d'indépendance dans cette région rejeté par Bagdad et Ankara, ont indiqué des médias turcs.

US welcomes KRG leader Barzani's resignation

The U.S. on Monday welcomed the resignation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Masoud Barzani, pledging to work closely with his successor.

State Department Urges Baghdad to Limit "Movements" in Disputed Areas in Kurdistan

The United States calls on Baghdad to restrict the movement of government troops in northern Iraq to prevent further clashes with Kurdish forces in the area, the State Department said in a press release.

After clash with Kurds, Iraqi forces ‘complete takeover’ of Kirkuk province

Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, according to security sources.

Kurds boost Kirkuk presence, pull back defense lines

Kurdish authorities said Friday they had sent thousands more troops to Kirkuk to confront “threats” of Iraqi military attack, but also pulled back defense lines around the disputed oil-producing area slightly to ease tensions.