News 2020-09-06 Two security personnel killed in Shingal by unknown gunmen Engineering graduates block entrances of state-run North Oil Company This morning (6 September 2020), graduates with an engineering degree blocked all three entrances of the state-owned North Oil Company in protest. They say... Authorities confiscate 82 vehicles in Kirkuk within two days Within two days, security forces in Kirkuk have confiscated 82 vehicles and dozens of motorcycles for violating traffic and security laws. Kirkuk’s... Kirkuk residents file more than 2000 complaints of rights violations The High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq announced that it has received more than 2000 complaints from the Kirkuk Province alone. They are mostly about... Temporary medical centre for Shingal’s Giruez subdistrict The subdistrict of Giruez (al-Qahtaniya) in Shingal District has no medical centre. Two caravans that function as a medical centre have been placed there... “ISIS militants” contact kidnapped policeman’s family to inquire about Ezidi woman “ISIS militants” have phoned and promised the family of a policeman they had kidnapped in Diyala Province (and whom they now hold hostage) to “so... Kirkuk oil revenue was about $150 million in August The total export of crude oil from Kirkuk’s fields has reached about three million barrels, worth about $130 million. According to numbers from the Iraqi... Woman killed, four wounded by car bomb explosion in Kirkuk A car bomb was detonated this morning (1 September 2020) near one of the checkpoints in Kirkuk Province. There are several casualties. In a statement, the... High-level administrative positions for Ezidis and Christians The Kurdistan Regional Government is planning to appoint members of the Ezidi and Christian communities to high positions, including positions of deputies... Turkmen parties: head of Kirkuk’s health department has no experience The Turkmen political parties are of the opinion that the Turkmen community is not adequately represented in Kirkuk Administration, and ask for more... PUK and Turkmen Front exchange accusations over the death of a man Within 24 hours, the Patriotic Union of Kuristan and the Turkmen Front have issued three statements against one another on the death of a 35-year-old... Lalish Temple reopened for Ezidi worshippers and visitors Nearly 1,000 worshippers flocked to visit the temple after its doors were opened for the first time in five months since the outbreak of the COVID-19... Kaka’i musician from Daquq commits suicide 26—year-old Hawraz Kaka’i from Daquq (south of Kirkuk City) committed suicide on the night of 27 Augustus. He had started working for a private company... ‹ 1 2 ... 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 ... 123 124 ›
