Ongoing disputes between the major parties – KDP and PUK – could complicate the formation of a new government.
Defence Ministry says it hit 34 targets of the outlawed group in north Iraq as Turkey arrests 176 suspects over assault.
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying for election to the 100-seat regional parliament.
Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists.
More than 90 percent of Iraq’s government revenue comes from oil, leaving the country hostage to global prices.
Twelve Turkish soldiers were recently killed during fighting with banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party in northern Iraq.
Turkey warns it could step up air strikes on Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq in response to PKK attack in Ankara.
On the sidelines of a conference about Iraq, the parliamentarian spoke to Al Jazeera about the country’s future.
Ruling could help Sweden’s NATO hopes currently being dashed by Turkey, which suspects Stockholm harbours ‘militants’.
A Turkish citizen is charged in Sweden for gun crimes and raising money for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi says he was in a convoy with US troops at the Sulaimaniyah airport at time of attack.
Turkey based its decision on the alleged rise of PKK-linked activity in the northern Iraqi city.
Turkey had stopped extracting oil from the Kurdish region to its Ceyhan port after Iraq won an arbitration case.
Mourning the people killed in February’s massive earthquakes, the community gets together for a toned-down celebration.
