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Activists: Iranian Forces Unleash Heavy Fire on Protesters

Iranian security forces used heavy gunfire against protesters in a Kurdish town in the country's west on Monday, killing at least five during an anti-government protest that erupted at the funeral of two people killed the day before, activists said. Videos circulating online show dozens of protesters taking shelter in…

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Iraq condemns Iranian, Turkish attacks on Kurdistan region

Iraq on Monday condemned Iranian and Turkish attacks on its northern Kurdistan region, the state news agency INA reported, citing a foreign ministry statement.

Erdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria

Erdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town.

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Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's armed forces have conducted several large-scale military operations over the decades in northern Iraq and northern Syria against Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Islamic State and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Iran attacks positions in northern Iraq targeting Kurdish groups

Iran says Kurdish separatist groups based in northern Iraq are destabilising Kurdish-majority provinces in Iran.

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria operations not limited to air campaign -media

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

Kurdish Exile Group Says Iran Hits Its Bases in North Iraq

Iranian missiles and drones struck an Iranian Kurdish opposition group's bases in northern Iraq late Sunday night, the group said. The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian group exiled in Iraq, said in a statement that Iranian surface-to-surface missiles and drones hit its bases and adjacent refugee camps…

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Iran targets dissident sites in Iraqi Kurdistan with missiles, drones - Fars

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted the headquarters of "dissident groups" in Iraqi Kurdistan in the early hours of Monday with drones and missiles, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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Other lives: Activist and human rights campaigner who travelled to Iraq as a ‘human shield’

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Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebel groups in Syria and Iraq, killing 31

Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebel groups in Syria and Iraq, killing 31

As at least 31 die in airstrikes, Iran also declares a new offensive against Kurds in Iraq

The Independent UK

Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq - ministry

Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.

Iraq Starts Expansion of Shinafiyah Refinery

Iraq Starts Expansion of Shinafiyah Refinery

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Saturday the beginning of the Shinafiyah refinery expansion in Al Diwaniyah in southern Iraq. During his visit to the province, the PM confirmed the government will to develop the oil sector and complete the projects that meet the needs of the people. The…

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Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq

Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria and Iraq, which it said were being used to launch "terrorist" attacks on Turkish soil.

Scottish dad jailed in Iraq speaks for first time since his arrival home

Scottish dad jailed in Iraq speaks for first time since his arrival home

Close to tears, Brian Glendinning, 43, hugged his family as he walked through the door of his home in Fife after flying into Edinburgh – finally free after being jailed over a bank debt.

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Türkiye Strikes in Syria, Iraq a Week after Istanbul Bombing

Türkiye launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul. Warplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People’s Protection Units, or YPG,…

The Guardian - UK

‘Heist of the century’: how $2.5bn was plundered from Iraqi state funds

Mystery surrounds embezzlement of tax revenues, which appears to have been facilitated by some of the highest offices in the country

Beaming family of Scots dad jailed in Iraq say his return home is 'better than winning the lottery'

Brian Glendinning, 43, finally made it home to Fife today after his spell in an Iraqi prison.

Turkish jets hit targets in Syria, Iraq after Istanbul bomb blast

Kurdish fighters report ‘deaths and injuries’ after Turkish planes hit two villages and Kobane city in northeast Syria.

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Brit's Iraq prison hell over with emotional family reunion after arriving back in UK

Brian Glendinning, who was arrested over an alleged debt owed to the Qatar National Bank, joked it was "time to get home and get to the barbers" after reuniting with his family at Edinburgh Airport today

Scottish dad arrives in Edinburgh after being locked up for 70 days in Iraq 'nightmare'

Brian Glendinning, from Fife, has been the subject of a nationwide plea to get him released from a prison in Iraq after being detained for 70 days due to an unpaid debt

Evening Standard

Father of three freed from Iraqi prison returns home

Mr Glendinning was reunited with his family at Edinburgh Airport on Saturday

Dad jailed in Iraq with 'murderers and the Taliban' is reunited with his family

Brian Glendinning's loved ones were emotional as he returned home to the UK after being held in prison over a £4,000 unpaid debt

The Independent UK

Scot Brian Glendinning freed from Iraqi prison returns home

Mr Glendinning was reunited with his family at Edinburgh Airport on Saturday.

Scots dad's Iraq prison 'nightmare' finally over as he arrives back home in Scotland

After months of 'hell', Brian flew into Edinburgh Airport this morning and was met by his emotional loved ones.

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Four Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Attack Near Kirkuk

A machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said. According to AFP, the source said the pre-dawn assault targeted the desert post near Kirkuk, where remnants of the ISIS extremist group are active, as well as Kurdistan Workers’ Party…

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