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Local administration plans to return families in Kirkuk IDP camps to their original areas — 2019-10-25
Local administration plans to return families in Kirkuk IDP camps to their original areas

Government won’t be able to contain protesters’ anger: MPs warn Kirkuk administration

Government won’t be able to contain protesters’ anger: MPs warn Kirkuk administration

An Iraqi parliamentary and governmental delegation has warned the Kirkuk local administration that protests could break out in the province against the lack...

US troops arrive in Ninewa after withdrawing from Syria

US troops arrive in Ninewa after withdrawing from Syria

As many as 1000 US army personnel have arrived in northern Iraq’s Ninewa province from Syria. US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had said that under...

Kirkuk volunteers join Syrian Kurds against Turkish assault

Kirkuk volunteers join Syrian Kurds against Turkish assault

Seven young Kurds from Kirkuk have arrived in Syria’s Rojava and joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Turkish army’s assault on...

Kirkuk acting governor: Security situation in Kirkuk not bad

Kirkuk acting governor: Security situation in Kirkuk not bad

Acting governor of Kirkuk said Islamic State (IS) group sleeper cells are still active in some parts of the province, but emphasized that “generally, the...

Actually, it was October 12th not 16th

Actually, it was October 12th not 16th

The troops under the command of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) surrendered their positions in Kirkuk to Iraqi forces without any resistance on...

KDP to reclaim its main headquarters in Kirkuk ahead of potential return

KDP to reclaim its main headquarters in Kirkuk ahead of potential return

Acting governor of Kirkuk Rakan Saeed al-Jiburi revealed that Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has ordered to hand over the headquarters of the Kurdistan...

Unknown gunmen gun down local official in southern Kirkuk

Unknown gunmen gun down local official in southern Kirkuk

The headman of a village in southern Kirkuk’s Rashad sub-district was shot dead by unknown gunmen believed to be Islamic State (IS) militants, a police...

International media organizations urge Iraqi authorities to protect media workers

International media organizations urge Iraqi authorities to protect media workers

Several international organizations have called on the Iraq PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi to protect freedom of speech and ensure the safety of media workers covering...

Kirkuk: United Arab Front says it supports parliament’s decision to freeze work of provincial councils

Kirkuk: United Arab Front says it supports parliament’s decision to freeze work of provincial councils

The United Arab Front in Kirkuk has expressed its support for the Iraqi parliament’s decision to freeze the work of the provincial councils, and called...

Bodies of six buffalo herders found beheaded in western Kirkuk

Bodies of six buffalo herders found beheaded in western Kirkuk

Security forces have found the beheaded bodies of six buffalo herders in a village in Kirkuk’s western sub-district of Yaychi, according to KirkukNow...

When the guardian is corrupt <br> A Kirkuk provincial council meeting has cost Iraqi government 3 billion IQD

When the guardian is corrupt
A Kirkuk provincial council meeting has cost Iraqi government 3 billion IQD

A meeting of the Kirkuk provincial council has cost the Iraqi government two billion and 451 million Iraqi dinars, in addition three million dinars for...

The Peshmerga at the mercy of the political parties <br> PUK collects forcible donations from members of Peshmarga joint brigades

The Peshmerga at the mercy of the political parties
PUK collects forcible donations from members of Peshmarga joint brigades

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), backed by its internal regulations, is forcibly collecting donations from its supporters within the Peshmerga forces...