2020-09-07 PUK MPs suspicious about a decree by Kirkuk interim governor Two security personnel killed in Shingal by unknown gunmen Two security personnel, one of them a member of the Nineveh Police, were killed on Sunday (06 Sep. 2020) by unknown gunmen near the Wardia village in Giruez... Most of Shingal’s shrines and places of worship still in ruins Six years after the war, the destruction of religious places caused by ISIS in Shingal is still manifest, due to neglect by the authorities and lack of... 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... Azeema’s dreams up in smoke with her home Sobbing and lammenting, Azeema arrives at her burned down huse, and sees her furniture and other possessions destroyd, some turned into charcoal. In a... 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... Kirkuk journalists get assaulted by security and their rights get trampled on by officials When covering events, journalists in Kirkuk are often subjected to assaults by security forces; they get beaten and their equipment gets destroyed.... 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... ‹ 1 2 ... 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 ... 203 204 ›
