News 2021-01-17 Fearing confiscation, Kurdish farmers prevent government survey of their lands About 900,000 IDPs, refugees still live in the Kurdistan Region Duhok, 2019 – Dawdiya Camp which hosts mostly Ezidis from Shingal – photo: KirkukNow. There are still 698,902 IDPs (internally displaced persons) of... KirkukNow correspondent wins award for best report related to human rights An investigative report by KirkukNow won best price reports related to human rights in an annual competition organized by Radio Deng (Voice). The award... Leader of Hashd visits Kirkuk Falih al-Fayyadh, the Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Committee –the leadership body of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha’bi)– said... Nineveh province witnessed numerous fire outbreaks in 2020 “My cart was burnt and all the second-hand clothing were no longer suitable for sale,” said 36-year-old Ahmad Zaytoun after a fire broke out in... Iraqi army imposes nightly curfew in Kirkuk’s Shwan subdistrict The Iraqi army has imposed a nightly curfew starting from 24:00 in Kirkuk’s Shwan subdistrict, aiming to improve security and limit armed attacks. The... Increase in Kirkuk’s 2020 crude oil export, revenue According to official numbers, there was an increase in crude oil export from the fields in Kirkuk province. At the start of 2020, an amount of 1,114,000... New year starts with bloody attack in Khanaqin With the arrival of news from intelligence officials that ISIS has appointed a new ‘Emir’ for Khanaqin and Gulala (Jalawla) area, within less than a... One Iraq Army officer, two soldiers killed by IED One Iraqi Army officer was killed and two soldiers were killed in an attack on a military convoy in Kirkuk province’s Daquq district. Another soldier was... Internews awards KirkukNow for coverage of women’s rights issues KirkukNow website has won an award for the most progressive news outlet of 2020 in Iraq for covering women and gender issues. The award was given by... Activist group seeks making Kirkuk province autonomous region A group of activists, notables and law experts announced a plan to turn Kirkuk into an autonomous region, aiming to radically resolve the administrative... Senior ISIS member killed in Kirkuk: Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced on Wednesday that the deputy of the ISIS so-called ‘wali’ (prefect) of Iraq, known as Sha’lan, had... “Arab settlers are tilling our lands” A group of villagers in Haftaghaz area in Kirkuk’s Daquq district staged a protest today against their lands being ploughed by “Arab settlers.” An... ‹ 1 2 ... 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 ... 117 118 ›