2019-10-02 Kirkuk: Federal police prevent electoral commission official from entering IDP camp Only in August 863 IDPs have returned home while 933 others displaced once again Across camps and areas hosting IDPs and refugees in the Kurdistan region, a total of 863 displaced persons have returned home throughout August 2019; meanwhile,... Kirkuk: Mother of newborn baby abandoned in hospital toilet found dead Police in Kirkuk said a teenager who was murdered by her relatives on Wednesday was the mother of the newborn baby abandoned in a toilet in Kirkuk General... Kirkuk: Arrest warrant issued against PUK official on terrorism charges A Kirkuk court has issued an arrest warrant against Ghafoor Saleh Sameen, deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)’s Organizational Center in... In participation of the Peshmarga Iraqi Joint Operations Command to be restructured Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has ordered the restructuring of the Joint Operations Command to include the Kurdish Peshmarga forces. According to a decree... Kurdish factions announce a united list ahead of upcoming provincial elections in Kirkuk Representatives of Kurdish political parties said they reached an agreement to participate in the upcoming provincial council elections in the disputed... 2 civilians killed, 7 injured in triple bomb blasts in Kirkuk The death toll from Sunday’s bombing in Kirkuk rose to 2 after another victim died of his wounds in a hospital on Monday morning. “Nine injured were... Iraq’s PM has asked for the appointment of new Kirkuk governor to be delayed Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has asked has called for a time-out before appointing a new governor for the disputed multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk “to maintain... HRW accuses Kurdistan Region authorities of blocking return of Arabs to their homes in eastern Mosul The Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization has accused Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities of preventing about 4,200 Sunni Arabs from returning... Ninewa and Kirkuk residents have until mid-October to renew voter ID cards The Iraqi High Commission of Elections urged residents as well as internally displaced people in both Ninewa and Kirkuk provinces to seize the opportunity... Mine Action Office opened in Mosul to speed up clearing operations The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment has opened a new office of mine action operations in the eastern side of Ninewa’s capital city of... Iraq’s Kakayi minority say government turning its back on them Soon after they swept through Iraq’s northern province of Ninewa, the Islamic State (IS) group began to blow up sacred sites of the Kakayi religious... More than 40 days passed since PUK-KDP agreement No progress in appointment of new governor for Kirkuk The spokesman to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) declared that no steps have been taken to appoint a new governor for the multi-ethnic province of... ‹ 1 2 ... 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ›