Water is the source of life. This source, similar to virtually everything in Kirkuk, is intermingled with the conflicts and disputes between the different political parties. The people of the city admit that the residents of the neighborhoods from which the lands are provided by the Kurdistan Democratic Party are affiliated with KDP and similarly, [...]
The lack of facilities and equipment did not turn out to be an obstacle ahead of the athletes of the Sawra Athletics Club of Kirkuk, as they were able to clinch the titles of the Kurdistan Track and Field Championship in the U15 and U18 categories. The state of the black gold is the home [...]
Psychiatrists are describing the violence and blasts as the cause for an increase in the number of cases of patients suffering from psychological impairments, as figures have revealed that the mental illnesses have increased by two and half times compared to last year. Family members of the patients admitted to the psychiatry units in [...]
Violence is the evil haunting Kirkuk and buries shining hopes every day. Jwan Jum’a Rahim’s death has left thousands shocked and again marked the devastating burden of violence on the life of Kirkuk’s people. Jwan’s death reminded the people of the city that this country was no place for her dreams, the violence and blasts [...]
(Baghdad) – A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in part on witness interviews and given to Human Rights Watch claims top Iraqi officials ordered a raid on a demonstrators’ camp on April 23, 2013, in Hawija. During the operation, scores of protesters and some soldiers died. The report provides evidence that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, [...]
Domestic and foreign workers are in a rivalry over their payments and working hours, as their rivalry has turned out to be beneficial for their employers while workers rights groups have chosen to remain silent. The rivalry in which the domestic workers are its victims started when they were not ready to work for long [...]
“I’m municipality worker and I haven’t been paid for four months.” These are words on International Workers’ Day of Jamal Gharib who is a worker from Kirkuk and has to two children. According to him, he could not finish his education due to the warfare in Iraq and now works as a municipality worker to [...]
(Baghdad) – Iraqi authorities should ensure that a promised investigation into a deadly raid on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja, near Kirkuk, examines allegations that security forces used excessive and lethal force. Government statements said armed men at a protest sit-in fired on security forces, killing three soldiers, but local sources and media reports said [...]
Clashes between protesters and military forces have left dozens dead and many more injured today as sources have stated that the military started and used helicopters while the Kirkuk police has now reinforced security built around Kirkuk to prevent a further expansion of the ongoing conflicts. The beginning of the clash Today, April 23, an [...]
The Kirkuk Health Department has banned deliveries outside of the hospitals while some pregnant women believe that the hospitals in Kirkuk are cannot provide sufficient health services for the pregnant women in the province. Burhan Omer, the general director of the Kirkuk Health Department stated that “Previously, many women delivered their babies outside of the [...]
