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Nechirvan Barzani was sworn in Monday as Iraqi Kurdistan's second president, succeeding his uncle and veteran leader Massud Barzani.
Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew of former president Masoud Barzani, was elected by 68 Kurdish MPs amid a boycott by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Kurdish security forces have been 'torturing children' to force them into confessing alleged links to the Islamic State militant group, HRW revealed.
The ruling KDP is far ahead in the vote, with its junior coalition partner the PUK earning less than half its votes so far.
The Iranian military has reportedly entered Iraqi territory and taken control of a mountain, days after it launched strikes on an Iraqi base of a Kurdish-Iranian separatist group.
An Arab inmate held on terror charges set a prison cell on fire to cover up a foiled breakout attempt, leaving seven dead and 12 injured.
Iraqi authorities said Tuesday they had ended a nearly six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its holding of an independence referendum.
Analysis: Tehran's friendliness with Iraq's central government provides Erbil with a route back to Baghdad's good books, writes Paul Iddon.
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A ban imposed in September on all flights from and to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has been extended by Baghdad for another few months, the Erbil International Airport said on Wednesday.
More than 600 people have been detained in Iraqi Kurdistan since protests began last week over corruption and the fallout from a failed bid for independence.