Kurdish leaders ask for world’s help as 100,000 flee Kirkuk
UN concerned at reports of Kurds being forcibly displaced as Iraqi army advances
Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds
Government advances in northern Iraq continue as Kurdish peshmerga withdraw
Iraqi forces seize control of Kirkuk from Kurds
Attack on northern city amid soaring tensions following independence referendum
Former Iraq president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83
Leader of one of country’s main Kurdish factions was first non-Arab Iraqi president
Kurdistan: a dangerous and volatile moment
Last week’s referendum is better understood as an expression of instability and change in a Middle East beset with conflicts between regional powers
Powerful Iraqi cleric calls on Kurds to end independence push
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani wades into debate after voters backed breakaway in referendum
Iraqi Kurds defy threats to vote in independence referendum
Voters queue at polling stations for controversial ballot widely condemned in region
Iraqi Kurds to vote for independence in controversial referendum
Baghdad issues threats and international powers condemn the ballot ahead of the vote
Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September
Iraqi PM previously said he respects Kurdish right to vote but does not think timing is apt
Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as civilians flee
Iraqi forces report capture of another district as fight against Isis pushes towards city centre
Sinjar captured from Islamic State, says Kurdish leader
Coalition boost after offensive backed by air strikes leads to fall of strategic Iraqi town
EU, Balkan states move to stem flow of fighters joining jihad
IS video purports to show peshmerga beheadings, threats to kill ‘dozens’ more
US delay on IS may have cemented Iran’s position in Iraq
The Obama administration weakened its hand by delaying its response in Iraq
Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as IS advances
Turkish deputy PM says 45,000 Syrian Kurds have crossed section of border since yesterday
France conducts air strikes in north Iraq
President Obama says Paris is a ‘solid partner in fight against terrorism’
French jets strike Islamic State target in Iraq
Islamic State has seized one third of country and large parts of neighbouring Syria
Planes bomb Islamic State fighters near Mosul dam
IS insurgents reportedly ‘massacred’ 80 Yazidis in a village in north of country
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