BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Kurdish officials in Iraq said any Turkish cross-border raid in pursuit of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, would be a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Officials from the Interior ministries of the Kurdish and central government in Baghdad met for preliminary discussions on tackling lingering issues.

More than 30 officials in the Iraqi Interior Ministry and other agencies were arrested last week as part of an alleged coup led by former Baath Party officials to overthrow the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Iraq's interior minister said Friday it would be a mistake if Iraq does not sign a security pact with the United States government.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Iraqi defense officials Friday said military operations in Diyala province were unaffected by a probe into a raid on the provincial headquarters.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Government officials in Iraq Wednesday said lawmakers should disband any special unit involved in a raid on provincial offices in eastern Diyala province.

BAGHDAD, June 12 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry finished its first internal audit of progress made in 2008 on security and other goals, the U.S. military said Thursday.

BAGHDAD, March 31 (UPI) -- Thousands of Iraqi police officers who allegedly refused to fight against Shiite militias have been relieved of duty, Iraqi's interior minister said Monday.

BASRA, Iraq, March 24 (UPI) -- Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Boulani survived an assassination attempt on his motorcade in Basra, security officials said Monday.