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Turkish drone shot down by Iraqi air defenses over northern city of Kirkuk
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi air defenses shot down a Turkish drone Thursday morning over the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi military officials said. The incident came as the two countries have been attempting to develop closer economic and security ties, raising concerns amid the...
Turkey hosts meeting with Iraq, Qatar and UAE on multibillion-dollar infrastructure hub
ISTANBUL (AP) — Transport ministers from Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are meeting in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss a multibillion-dollar regional transportation project designed to ease the movement of goods from Asia to Europe through Iraq. The proposed $20...
2 journalists killed in Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq, local officials say
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Two female journalists were killed in a Turkish airstrike that hit their car in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, local officials and media said Friday. The journalists, Hero Baha’uddin and Golestan Tara, worked for a local Kurdish media...
Turkey suddenly reinstates access to Instagram after more than a week
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey reinstated access to Instagram on Saturday night, after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority barred access to Instagram on Aug. 2 without providing a specific reason. Government officials later...
Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government announced Tuesday an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or...
