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29 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Ceasefire continues with dust storm, UN says Syria used sarin gas, Turkey arrests ISIS members

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Seems the dust storm sweeping Iraq and the Kurdistan Region may have prevented clashes from restarting as a 24-hour ceasefire signed between the Kurdish forces and Iraqi military over the weekend came to an end yesterday. Iraqi and Kurdish military officials met on Saturday and it is believed an agreement has been reached. Details are […]

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18 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Coalition says Kirkuk was planned, Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq, Kurdish MP dies.

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The international anti-ISIS coalition has declared the events in Kirkuk were meant to be a coordinated handover of control, but that ended with one incident that resulted from a “miscommunication.” This situation, for most, still remains unclear. Meanwhile, Four Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in two separate attacks blamed on the PKK on […]

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10 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Baghdad protests loom, more sanctions announced, Turkey asks US to review visa decision

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Baghdad trouble brewing as influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters vowed to hold a million-man march to storm the Iraqi Parliament “again” if the term of the elections commission was extended. In a statement on Monday, the Central Revolution Committee affiliated to Sadr warned the Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) they had one more chance […]

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9 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – US, Turkey suspend visa services, Turkey shells northern Syria, Egypt qualifies for World Cup

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More travel headaches coming. The United States has suspended all non-immigrant visa services in Turkey due to security concerns after Ankara arrested a Turkish national employed by the US consulate. Turkey quickly retaliated with a similar move, by suspending in-passport visas as well as e-visas and visas issued at the borders for American passport holders. […]

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9 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Talks between Barzani, VPs, Turkey to go to Idlib, Peshmerga wounded

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There might be light at the end of the tunnel already. The Kurdistan Region President and two of Iraq’s Vice-Presidents on Saturday agreed on holding talks to resolve the issues between Baghdad and Erbil. President Masoud Barzani met with VPs Ayad Allawi and Osama al-Nujaifi in Sulaimani on Saturday where they had gathered to attend […]

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5 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Rouhani Erdogan meet, Turkey sentences soldiers, Pique staying with national team

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Opposition unites as Turkish President Erdogan met with his Iranian counterpart, President Rouhani, yesterday and announced they will not accept changing the borders in the region. They warned they would isolate the Kurdistan Region, the same day Baghdad confirmed it would no longer sell dollars to four Kurdish-owned banks. Nevertheless, Iraqi and Peshmerga Forces are […]

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21 September 2017

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Babylon Reports – ISIS days ‘counted’, Death toll in Amedi rises, Turkey won’t go to war

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The Islamic State’s days are counted. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say they have driven ISIS militants out of 80% of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The SDF announced that its three-month-old assault was now in its “final stages”. Meanwhile in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, the operation to retake Hawija has begun today. […]

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19 September 2017

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Babylon Reports – Shots in Kirkuk, Turkish jets shell Bradost, Myanmar speeches

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Festivities gone wrong. One person has died after shots were fired during a pro-referendum event in Kirkuk on Monday evening. Shots were reportedly fired at people riding motorcycles and flying Kurdistan flags, raising security concerns. Despite that, the Kurdistan elections commission has announced Peshmerga fighters, security forces, and others will vote with the rest of the […]

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24 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Turkish FM meets Barzani, Earthquake in Dukan, Qatar builds gahfiya-shaped stadium

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The Turkish foreign minister who met with President Masoud Barzani on Wednesday ruled out that Turkey intends to impose blockade on Kurdistan Region in response to the referendum. He was also quoted as saying Turkey is prepared to take part in international efforts to resolve outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad. The Kurdistan Referendum Council also […]

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