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Electoral commission says turnout in Iraq election reached 41%
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi electoral commission announced early on Monday that the initial turnout in the parliamentary…
Iraqi PM speaks by phone with Kurdish premier
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi spoke by phone with Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani on Sunday,…
Polling stations closed in Iraq; vote counting begins
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Polling stations closed in Iraq’s general election on Sunday after Iraqis voted to elect a…
Bafel Talabani: PUK candidate for Iraqi president’s post is Barham Salih
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Co-president Bafel Talabani said on Sunday the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) candidate for the…
KRG announces public holiday on Oct. 11 due to Iraq election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced Sunday and Monday will be official holidays in the…
Kurdistan president hopes all people will vote in Iraq’s election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Sunday he hopes all Iraqis will vote in…
Polls open in Iraq’s general elections
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqis are voting in a general election to elect a new parliament on Sunday in…
Kurdistan Coalition says voter registration changed in Kirkuk; ISIS ‘emirs participated’ in special voting
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Coalition in Kirkuk said on Saturday that it had filed complaints at the…
Turkey says five PKK fighters ‘neutralized’ in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey said on Saturday it “neutralized” five Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq,…
22-year-old woman killed in drone strike near Chamchamal: official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A 22-year-old woman was killed in a suspected Turkish drone airstrike near Chamchamal district on…
PUK condemns Turkish airstrike near Kirkuk city, calls for ‘immediate halt’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Friday condemned Turkish airstrikes near Kirkuk, calling for…
Turkish drone bombs village in west of Sulaimani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Turkish drone bombed a village in the Kurdistan Region’s district of Chamchamal on Friday,…