Kirkuk – KirkukNow The governor of Erbil Nawzad Hadi promised a smooth access to Erbil for passengers coming from Kirkuk, following the official reopening of the bridge between the two cities on 19 August. The road between Erbil and Kirkuk was closed since the federal raid on the disputed areas on 16 October 2017, where […]
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 […]
Soran Muhammad – Kirkuk A number of Kurdish families enrol their children in Arabic education, believing that the administration cares more for the department. Among other factors, they believe their children may have better chances of employment in the future, as some want their children to learn Arabic. The schools in Kirkuk have been divided […]
Kirkuk – KirkukNow The federal court summoned both the acting governor of Kirkuk Rakan Saeed and the head of the Daquq District Council (DDC), Jalil Ibrahim, to testify over the dismissal of the mayor of Daquq, who appealed against his dismissal. The court issued the call on 13 August, a copy of which has been […]
Kirkuk – KirkukNow Installing a temporary iron bridge in Prde [Altun Kopri] town is about to finish, and the federal police expect the road between Kirkuk and Erbil to be open two days before the Eid al-Adha, 19 August. The project started earlier in August, to be finished in 20-30 days, while the whole bridge […]
KirkukNow Chief Inspector at Iraq’s Oil Ministry, Hamdan Ujel, clarifies the controversial memo he sent to the North Gas Company concerning the use of language and claims he “did not mean to ban the Kurdish language”. The clarification was given to the Kurdish MP in Kirkuk Rebwar Taha, through a phone call. Taha told KirkukNow, […]
Kirkuk – KirkukNow The federal government of Iraq has decided to suspend the process of renewing land contracts for Arab citizens in Kirkuk, following calls by Turkmen and Kurd representatives to do so. Agricultural lands have been a controversy for some time now, due to the demographic changes conducted by the former regime in Iraq. […]
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 […]
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