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Iraq officials say IS targets intelligence bureau; 3 wounded

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Department of Defense, the Army's AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to conduct overflights of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. Helicopters later launched flares as a show of presence while providing additional security and deterrence against protesters. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Khalil Jenkins, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs via AP)

Militiamen withdraw from U.S. Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Armed and dangerous: Pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces militants say it’s time for U.S. troops to leave Iraq and are said to be spreading conspiracy theories that the Trump administration is helping the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq

By Adam Lucente — Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on the moral and strategic importance of an independent Kurdistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Kurdistan subjected to evil

By Rachel Avraham

Iraqi federal and Kurdish forces exchanged fire at their shared border on Friday, capping a dramatic week of maneuvers. (Associated Press/File)

Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Kurdish security forces stand guard in Alton Kupri, on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Kurdish media said Thursday that Iraqi Kurdish officials have postponed elections for parliament and president of the autonomous region originally slated for November 1, in the wake of the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from disputed regions across northern and eastern Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president

By BALINT SZLANKO and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Support independent Kurdistan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilization Forces patrol in Tuz Khormato, that was evacuated by Kurdish security forces, 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday, seizing oil fields and other facilities amid soaring tensions over last month's Kurdish vote for independence. (AP Photo)

After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq

By BALINT SZLANKO - Associated Press

This image made from a video shows Iraqi soldiers and military vehicles in the Qatash area toward Kirkuk gas plant, south of Kirkuk, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Iraqi state media say federal troops have entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds. The move comes three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (APTN via AP)

Iraqi forces drive Kurds from disputed areas near Kirkuk

By Balint Szlanko - Associated Press

Iraqi troops entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (Associated Press)

The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in Kirkuk

Associated Press

Local police are deployed in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a &quot;major, multi-pronged&quot; attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing &quot;lots of casualties&quot; in fighting south of the city. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw

By BALINT SZLANKO and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Iraqi troops entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (Associated Press)

Iraqi forces retake Kirkuk from Kurdish control

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A man with 'yes' shaved into his hair chants through a speaker in the streets of Irbil after polling stations closed on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The Kurds of Iraq were voting in a referendum on support for independence that has stirred fears of instability across the region, as the war against the Islamic State group winds down. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Tensions soar between Kurds and Baghdad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Latest: Iraqi Kurds withdraw from area near Kirkuk

Associated Press

A man with 'yes' shaved into his hair chants through a speaker in the streets of Irbil after polling stations closed on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The Kurds of Iraq were voting in a referendum on support for independence that has stirred fears of instability across the region, as the war against the Islamic State group winds down. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

‘Zero proof’ Iraqi forces planning to overtake portions of Iraqi Kurdistan, says top U.S. commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iraq Vice President Ayad Allawi listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Allawi says there could be a "violent conflict" over the Kurdish-administered city of Kirkuk if talks over Kurdish independence are left unresolved. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Ayad Allawi, Iraqi vice president, warns of ‘civil war’ over Kurdish-held Kirkuk

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Masrour Barzani, Chancellor of the Kurdish Region Security Council, speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The Chancellor is in the capitol to discuss ongoing cooperation between the
Kurdistan Regional Government and the United States. (Laura Kelly)

High level Kurdish official says referendum on independence could happen by end of this year

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 file photo, youths ride bicycles next to a burning oil well in Qayara, about 31 miles (50 km) south of Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State group has pioneered brutally innovative tactics and launched diversionary attacks that have shocked its opponents, and now many fear it has more surprises in store as Iraqi forces close in on Mosul. Last week’s assault on the northern city of Kirkuk offers a glimpse at the kind of asymmetrical response it might mount as Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, its last major urban bastion in the country. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)

Threatened in Mosul, Islamic State uses alternative tactics

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Iraqi Muslims pray at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

The Latest: Iraqis raise flag over church in town near Mosul

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