Maaz Farhan – KirkukNow Seven political parties, three alliances, enter discussions to form the Iraqi government, without a unified agenda on their demands, including the issue of the “disputed areas”. Seven Kurdish parties could win seats in the 12 May election of Iraqi parliament, yet despite their campaign promises to maintain the unity of Kurdish […]
Sangar Rasul* The fall of Mosul was not only due to the Islamic State (ISIS) raid but also inappropriate governance and injustice. Looking at the phase of pre-ISIS, and taking the real estate sector as an example, we see that encroaching on public lands was common. The masterplan of Mosul, devised in 1973, was neither […]
Muhannad Sinjari – Ninawa The return of tens of Arab families to Sinjar (also called Shangal) under the supervision of the Iraqi army, without any coordination with the local administration, caused discontent among Ezidis. On 28 August, around 100 Arab-ethnic families were returned to Kulat village, Snune town in Sinjar district, under the direct supervision […]
Zhino Khalil – Salahadin The Rapid Response Force has been supervising an armed force for Tuz Khurmatu, to which enrollment has already started. KirkukNow learnt that the force includes the youths of all ethnic groups, Turkmens, Arabs and Kurds. The force will be under the Rapid Response and part of the ministry of interior. The […]
KirkukNow and DW have signed a content-sharing partnership which will allow KirkukNow to further serve its audience across Iraq’s “disputed territories” and the rest of the country. “It’s my pleasure to announce the signing of an MOU between KirkukNow and prestigious German DW to further expand the services of KirkukNow, said Salam Omer, Editor-in-Chief KirkukNow, […]
KirkukNow In a statement released on 14 August, the rights group WADI said the awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) is growing in the Kurdistan region. More organizations “acknowledge the urgency of the situation,” according to WADI, including UN agencies. WADI has been working on the issue since its commencement in 2004, “WADI has been […]
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Fazil Hawrami Nadia Murad, an Ezidi survivor of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations, returned home in Sinjar, Kocho village, after three years of departure. Nadia returned home on 1 June 2017, where 12 of her siblings are still missing due to the ISIS raid, where she lost her […]
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Muhammad Almas – Kirkuk Sardar is living far from home, in the hope of finding a haven. Along with tens of other Kakaiyi families, his family left their village in Daquq district, south of Kirkuk, to Qarahanjir town. They cannot return yet. Sardar Fatah said, “The Islamic State [ISIS] militants are the reason behind our […]
Ali Ayad – Nineveh Samar, an Ezidi girl who was “a servant of ISIS” is now actively attempting to realize her dreams. She joined school again and raises her voice against oppression. She says, with a smile, “I am happy.”
Laila Ahmed – Salahadin Hunar has seen a lot of tragedies in his life, but the last one literally brought his house down. In a few seconds, he lost his wife, and three daughters in the Aegean sea. It was on Thursday, 9 August 2018, the six-member family were floating the ever-dangerous waters of the […]
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