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
UN concerned at reports of Kurds being forcibly displaced as Iraqi army advances
US urges Baghdad government to stop offensive
Government advances in northern Iraq continue as Kurdish peshmerga withdraw
Attack on northern city amid soaring tensions following independence referendum
Leader of one of country’s main Kurdish factions was first non-Arab Iraqi president
Last week’s referendum is better understood as an expression of instability and change in a Middle East beset with conflicts between regional powers
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani wades into debate after voters backed breakaway in referendum
Voters queue at polling stations for controversial ballot widely condemned in region
Baghdad issues threats and international powers condemn the ballot ahead of the vote
Iraqi PM previously said he respects Kurdish right to vote but does not think timing is apt
Iraqi forces report capture of another district as fight against Isis pushes towards city centre
Coalition boost after offensive backed by air strikes leads to fall of strategic Iraqi town
IS video purports to show peshmerga beheadings, threats to kill ‘dozens’ more
The Obama administration weakened its hand by delaying its response in Iraq
Turkish deputy PM says 45,000 Syrian Kurds have crossed section of border since yesterday
President Obama says Paris is a ‘solid partner in fight against terrorism’
Islamic State has seized one third of country and large parts of neighbouring Syria
IS insurgents reportedly ‘massacred’ 80 Yazidis in a village in north of country
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