An American think tank in Washington has predicted that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) will lose around 40 percent of their votes in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) expressed its concern over election fraud in the disputed region of Iraq in the upcoming parliamentary election and warned that Hashid al-Shaabi will try to impose its will on Kurds to participate in the polls and vote for special candidates.

Iraqi opposition party of Al-Wataniyeh Coalition, led by Iyad Allawi, denied it held a meeting with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), led by Massoud Barzani, to form coalition in the upcoming Iraq presidential elections.

US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman and Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani led the groundbreaking ceremony for the world's largest US consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, local media reported Monday.

The Iranian Consul General in Kurdistan Region told Kurdpress in an interview that an Iran and Kurdistan Region trade and economic conference is to be held in the coming days in Erbil, the capital of the region, where Iran and Iraq economic activists will participate.

Militants from the Islamic State (IS) attacked units of the Iraqi army in the districts of Hawija and Khanaqin on Thursday night, April 19.

Last October, at the height of a political crisis in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, a letter arrived at the Iraqi oil ministry in Baghdad from Igor Sechin, head of Kremlin oil major Rosneft.

A leading member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) stated that different Kurdish lists and their diversities in the upcoming Iraqi election will not benefit them.

Iran will resume direct flights between Tehran and the Iraqi city of Erbil from April 27 after a six-month hiatus which saw Baghdad and its neighbors impose an air ban on the regional Kurdistan government over a secession bid.

A leading member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) warned the Kurdistan Region officials that the region should be ready to counter any possibility and protect the region’s achievements.

The area southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has seen several attacks and anti-Islamic State (IS) operations this month. Five foreign IS members, including two leaders, were reportedly killed in the Rashad subdistrict April 9, while "tunnels and guesthouses'' used by IS were destroyed April 10.

Campaigns started across Iraq and Kurdistan Region early on Sunday, April 15, as politicians seek to persuade voters in the country’s upcoming parliamentary election. Voters will cast their ballots on May 12.

Three men who reported missing last week were found dead on Friday, April 13, in the sub-district of Shiladze, in Amedi region.

The Iraqi government denied on Wednesday holding talks with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to allow Peshmerga redeployment in disputed areas.

A delegation from Turkey pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) met with Kurdish political officials in the city of Sulaimani to discuss the latest developments in the region and the importance of unity among Kurds.