2026-09-28 Anti-ISIS Altun Kupri Operation: “Indiscriminate Fire” Kirkuk Land Dispute Sparks Tensions as MPs Reject Allocation Plans, Threaten Protests Kurdish and Turkmen members of the Iraqi Parliament from Kirkuk have expressed opposition to plans to allocate land to government employees, raising... Four Parliamentary Terms, Leading Role: Political Career of Kirkuk-Born Lawen Redar in Sweden Lawen Redar, 37, originally from Kirkuk, has secured enough votes to enter the Swedish Parliament for a fourth term after running on the Social Democratic... YBŞ Agrees to Disarm, Military Wing Hesitant Over Details The Shingal (Sinjar) Resistance Units (YBŞ) have agreed to disarm in Shingal district home to the Ezidi (Yazidi) community by integrating their forces into... Media, Activists Intensify Dispute Between Kirkuk Governor and Provincial Council Chairman When Mohammed Samaan Agha took office as Kirkuk governor last April, his relationship with Provincial Council Chairman Mohammed Al-Hafiz was framed around... Two Long Nights in Custody: Account of Torture in Iraqi Intelligence Prison A young Kaka’i man arrested last week in Khanaqin district of Diyala province, has described what he says was severe physical and psychological torture... Khanaqin Protests Suspended as Authorities Review 12 Demands Tensions in Khanaqin district of Diyala province have eased after days of political statements, threats of demonstrations, and arrests. Planned protests... Fire at Beji Refinery, Smoke Over Arafa: Fate of 610 Workers Hangs in Balance Hundreds of workers and engineers from the Kirkuk refinery in the Arafa neighborhood gathered outside the Kirkuk governor’s office on Tuesday, demanding... Fatat’s Heroines Go Home: Lack of Funding Threatens Kirkuk’s Women Athletes Kirkuk’s Fatat women’s sports club was once a symbol of ambition and achievement. Its athletes trained intensely, competed at national and regional levels,... Diesel Crisis Hits Kirkuk as Generator Owners Threaten Shutdowns Private generator owners in Kirkuk are threatening to shut down their generators, while government offices across the province have begun reducing... Million-Dollar Projects and Unserved Villages: Will Nineveh's Reconstruction Reach Every Community? While major development projects worth billions of dinars are being undertaken across Nineveh, many rural and remote communities continue to lack basic... Two Obstacles Exclude Yazidi Displaced Women from Labor Market In their efforts to earn a living, Yazidi displaced women face two major forms of economic inequality: limited employment opportunities and a lack of... Kirkuk Faces Major Security Gap, Armed Group Activity, Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee Member Mazen Gharib, a member of the Iraqi Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, said that responsibility for Kirkuk’s security is expected to be... ‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 211 212 ›