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Kurds seize Iraq oilfields, ministers pull out of govtKurdish forces seized two oilfields in northern Iraq and took over operations from a state-run oil company on Friday, while Kurdish politicians formally suspended their participation in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government. More… |
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Iraq chaos fuels Kurds' independence dreamA grave, freshly dug and adorned with pebbles, is the modest tribute to one more sacrifice in the long history of struggle for an independent Kurdish state. Hogir Fathi was looking forward t More… |
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With grip on oilfields, Kurds unveil new Iraq planIraq's self-ruling Kurds have outlined plans to swiftly ramp up oil exports now that their forces have seized control of Iraq's main northern oil fields, a move that could tear up the settlement holding Iraq together since the fall of Sa More… |
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With grip on oilfields, Kurds unveil new Iraq planIraq's self-ruling Kurds have outlined plans to swiftly ramp up oil exports now that their forces have seized control of Iraq's main northern oil fields, a move that could tear up the settlement holding Iraq together since the fall of Sa More… |
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Iraqi Kurds plan to continue oil exportsIraqi Kurdistan's natural resources minister said on Tuesday (June 17) the region plans to continue oil exports and will be able to meet its allocated budget through independent oil shipments by the year-end. More… |
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Kurds take Kirkuk; militants surge toward BaghdadIraqi Kurds took control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday after government forces abandoned their posts in the face of a sweeping Sunni Islamist rebel push towards Baghdad that threatens Iraq's future as a unified state. More… |
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Kurds deny deal to export oil via Iraq's SomoKurdistan has not agreed to export crude via Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (Somo), a spokesman for the autonomous region's government said on Thursday, contradicting earlier comments by a top energy official in Baghdad. More… |
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Oil pipeline boosts Kurds in stand-off with IraqA new export pipeline means Iraqi Kurdistan will soon earn more from its own oil than it receives from Baghdad as a share of total Iraqi revenues, a turning point that could strengthen the region's hand in its long search for independence. More… |
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New oil pipeline to Turkey soon say KurdsIraqi Kurdistan will start a new oil pipeline to Turkey within months, its energy minister said, increasing the autonomous region's control over its resources in a dispute with Baghdad and raising its exports to world markets. More… |
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Kurdish rebels declare truce with TurkeyThe Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader ordered an end to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy. "S More… |
