A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves.

Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday and were headed for their first monthly drop since November, as markets braced for Washington's new tariffs and Iraq's decision to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan region.

Eight international oil firms operating in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said they would not resume oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan on Friday despite an announcement from Baghdad that the restart was imminent.

Oil prices fell on Friday and were headed for their first monthly drop since November, as markets watched an Oval Office argument between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents while also bracing for Washington's new tariffs and Iraq's decision to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan region.

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina shared the message "Make Iraq Great Again!" The congressman has indicated that Iran controls Iraq.

Iraq's top energy official says pipeline could re-open today, but operators in Kurdistan will not export oil until payment issues resolved

The US and Iraq discussed the resumption of a major pipeline that can transport oil from the Middle Eastern country to global markets, after the link was shut almost two years ago following regional cost disputes.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million. In 2009, an unofficial count estimated the population at 31.6 million.

Vicky Teigue who is 90% disabled and was five months from retirement questions how the government could turn its back on her.

BP Plc finalized an agreement with the government of Iraq to redevelop the giant Kirkuk oil fields, a deal that signals a return to the company’s Middle Eastern routes and should help to bolster production from the OPEC member.

A free screening of a new movie about Iraq veterans will be shown at the Regal Theatre at Nitro on Thursday, March 6, thanks to the efforts of local groups.