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Investigating the fire at the ballot warehouse after the recount was ordered - our weekly round-up of the latest news from Iraq.
Our weekly round-up of events in Iraq this week features Ankara's attack on the PKK in the Qandil mountains.
Iran reaps economic and strategic rewards from Iraqi-Kurdish dispute
Analysis: The rise of Iran-backed militias in northern Iraq gives Tehran a geopolitical opening, but there are no guarantees it will be able to consolidate power there, writes Paul Iddon.
Syrian and Hizballah fighters capture key mountain in Latakia
With Russian air support, regime troops and Hizballah fighters have captured a key strategic mountain in Bashar al-Assad's home ...
Russia accused of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
Russia is engaged in a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" of Turkmen minority in Syria's Latakia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...
Sinjar, the mountain of graves
Feature: As more mass graves appear in northern Iraq, families of the Yazidi victims are now suffering from Kurdish mismanagement of the crime scenes, political divides and warring militias.
Russian-Syrian joint military training to fight Syrian opposition groups
Russian and Syrian forces began joint training exercises in Syria's Latakia two weeks ago to prepare for fighting in Idlib, a Syrian opposition ...
Syrian rebels retake strategic hilltop near Turkey from regime
Syrian rebels recapture Jabal Zahia in the Turkmen Mountain area, as Kurdish forces attack rebels in Aleppo province under ...
Russian, Turkish FMs to meet over Syria jet incident
The Russian Foreign Minister and his Turkish counterpart have agreed to meet in wake of Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane. Lavrov stressed ...
Russia-Turkey crisis: Who are the Turkmen?
Analysis: A face-off between Russia and Turkey over a group of Turkmen villages in northern Syria has reached boiling point, with ...
What was Russia's airforce doing near Turkey's borders anyway?
Analysis: Russian planes such as that downed on Tuesday are operating close to Turkey's borders, yet there are military and political goals ...
Syrian opposition 'congress' excluding figures consenting to Assad survival
Saudi Arabia will not invite opposition figures who agree to Assad remaining in power to a major Syrian opposition meeting in Riyadh in ...
Turkish PM says country had right to down plane
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings, with one of the pilots ...
Latakia offensive breaks coastal peace
Analysis: A wave of Syrian regime troops are making headway in opposition-held territories in Latakia. Rebels say they will resort to ...
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