Families of Peshmerga who disappeared a decade ago are hoping that they may finally get some closure after Iraqi forensic ...

Local officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday that a mass grave containing the remains of 17 people has been found in Hawija ...

A Kurdish Peshmerga unit on Wednesday thwarted a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) attack on three shepherds in rural Sulaimani province.A Peshmerga commander told Rudaw that three Kurdish shepherds, who ...

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Iraqi forces say they have now wrested control of all areas of Kirkuk province from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, following fierce fighting. They say they have retaken Alton Kupri, the last Kurdish ...

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On Friday morning, Mr Rasul was quoted by the Rudaw news agency as saying at least 6,000 Peshmerga fighters had been sent to Kirkuk to support the tens of thousands already stationed there.

Additionally, he instructed the Iraqi Deputy Minister of Justice to visit Kirkuk and take necessary legal measures regarding disputed lands of mutual concern between federal areas and the Kurdistan ...