| 单词 | Kirkuk |
| 例句 | “No, I did not. I first met Miss Debenham when she and I shared the railway convoy car from Kirkuk to Nissibin.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither in the train to Kirkuk, nor in the Rest House at Mosul, nor last night on the train had she slept properly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Kirkuk, home to Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen and others, is at the heart of a long-running dispute between the central government and the autonomous Kurdish region, which claims the city and the region's rich oil reserves. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z “I was working in a beer bar to save some money to buy a camera, and wanted to publish a book about my home city in Iraq, Kirkuk,” explains Dilan. Brand to Know: Men’s Wear Inspired by a Swedish-Kurdish Upbringing 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z “Kirkuk does not differ from other places in the world, it chooses life and it loves life.” Kirkuk bookshop uses English to promote peace in divided Iraqi city 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The designers used symbols and fabrics associated with Iraqi women’s bridalwear, including heavy white silk, and photographed the pieces on their male family members in Kirkuk. Brand to Know: Men’s Wear Inspired by a Swedish-Kurdish Upbringing 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Let’s do a little movie about Kirkuk and do a small collection as costumes for the movie.’” Brand to Know: Men’s Wear Inspired by a Swedish-Kurdish Upbringing 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z We are all Boston, we are all Baghdad Topics: , , , Kirkuk, , , , , This piece originally appeared on firedoglake.com. We are all Boston, we are all Baghdad 2013-04-17T20:29:00Z Saddam's gone but his underground fortresses still exist in Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk, Basra and Nasiriyah. Bosnia turns Tito nuclear bunker into art gallery 2010-06-16T13:31:00Z Two car bombs and three roadside bombs aimed at police and army patrols in the northern oil city of Kirkuk killed eight people and wounded 26, police and hospital sources said. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z The same day, in the cities of Baghdad, Fallujah and Kirkuk in Iraq, there were “serial blasts.” We are all Boston, we are all Baghdad 2013-04-17T20:29:00Z Iraq's federal supreme court issued an urgent ruling on Sunday obliging the government to delay procedures regarding the handover of a building in Kirkuk to the KDP, the state news agency reported. Iraqi security forces deploy in Kirkuk after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Four protesters were shot dead on Saturday in clashes between ethnic groups in Kirkuk that broke out after days of tensions. Security forces deploy in Kirkuk after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z People from both protest groups were wounded as stones were thrown and metal bars used to attack, Kirkuk police said. Clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk kill three protesters; more than a dozen injured 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z People from both protest groups were wounded as stones were thrown and metal bars used to attack, said Kirkuk police. Protester killed, dozen wounded in clashes in Iraq city of Kirkuk, police say 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Security Council that survivors of a March 2016 chemical attack against Taza Khurmatu, a mainly Shia Turkmen town south of Kirkuk in northeast Iraq, were still deeply impacted when he visited earlier this year. UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z A day after the Firdos Square statue was taken down, Kurds pulled down a Saddam statue in the northern city of Kirkuk. Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Military helicopters flew over the city on Sunday, according to four Kirkuk residents who spoke to Reuters by phone. Security forces deploy in Kirkuk after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z In Kirkuk, the Americans “appointed a governor of Kurdish nationality to manage the province. Important departments and security agencies were handed over to Kurdish parties,” Vendavi said. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Kurdish forces controlled Kirkuk city after driving Islamic State out in 2014 but were ejected by the Iraqi army in 2017, bringing the city back under Baghdad's control. Protester killed, dozen wounded in clashes in Iraq city of Kirkuk, police say 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z In 2017, Iraqi forces retook disputed territories including the oil city of Kirkuk. Iraq PM risks new crisis as tensions with Kurds resurface 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The family returned to Kirkuk the same day. Stampede Outside Soccer Stadium in Iraq Leaves at Least One Dead 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Amir Shwani, a spokesman for Kirkuk police, said in a statement to reporters a curfew had been lifted and vehicles were moving normally in the city on Sunday. Security forces deploy in Kirkuk after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb killed at least nine federal policemen near the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Sunday. Gunmen kill at least eight people in Iraqi town of Khalis north of Baghdad 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The PUK and KDP traded blame, particularly over the loss of the city of Kirkuk, which has one of Iraq’s oldest and biggest oilfields. An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z "In today's operation, the base of a separatist terrorist group near Kirkuk, known as the Free Kurdistan Party, was targeted by missiles and kamikaze drones," Tasnim said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards hit Kurdish Iranian group in Iraqi Kurdistan - Tasnim 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z But the arrangement collapsed in 2014 when the Kurds seized control of Iraq's main northern oilfields in Kirkuk from Islamic State and began selling crude from there independently. EXCLUSIVE Iraqi Kurdistan's oil output could halve without investment - documents 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The pipeline carries oil from the Kirkuk oil fields in northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. Explosion in Turkey shuts down key Iraq oil pipeline 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Kurdish authorities managed to solidify control over Kirkuk and other disputed areas during this time, even developing oil fields and conducting an independent export policy, to the ire of the federal government. A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the militants killed two soldiers in the northern city of Kirkuk. In attempt to ease pressure, Iraq announces end to U.S. ‘combat’ mission 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z But it is a rare incident of Islamic State militants controlling a residential area near a main road, a highway that links Erbil to the city of Kirkuk. Islamic State fighters kill five in attack near northern Iraqi village - sources 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z In 2018, Iraqi forces retook disputed territories, including the oil city of Kirkuk, and Baghdad resumed some budget payments but they have been sporadic. EXCLUSIVE Iraqi Kurdistan's oil output could halve without investment - documents 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Omar, a Kurd, came from the northern city of Kirkuk, which sits at the heart of Iraq’s northern oil fields and is a disputed territory historically claimed by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The planned route from his forward operating base to Kirkuk was just 60 miles, but it required traveling on roads that were pocked with craters from countless roadside bomb explosions. In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed The attack in Kirkuk province also wounded five officers. World Digest: Sept. 5, 2021 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Militants using bombs attacked two oil wells at an oilfield close to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday but production was not affected, security and oil industry sources said. Militants attack oil wells in Iraq's north, production unaffected - sources 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The attack drew instant comparisons to the Dec. 27, 2019, rocket attack on a base in Iraq’s Kirkuk province that killed an American civilian contractor and injured four members of the U.S. military. Attack in Iraq near U.S. base poses early challenge for Biden administration 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z “Their main goal was to turn us into beasts,” said Mohamed, who is also from Kirkuk. Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z So far there were none, though the danger would be greatest closer to Kirkuk. In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed The rockets were launched from an area south of Irbil near the border with Kirkuk province and fell on some residential areas close to the airport. Rockets strike near US base in Iraq, killing 1, wounding 8 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Attacks in Ninevah have abated in the last year, but the group is active in nearby provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala. Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Iraqi security forces are frequently ambushed and targeted with IEDs in rural areas of Kirkuk and Diyala. Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Remnants of IS are still active in northern Iraq and continue to target security forces in the provinces of Diyala and Kirkuk. Iraqi FM condemns Baghdad rocket attack as ‘terrorist act’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Soon he was overseas again, in the first of a series of tours that ended with a roadside bomb explosion and severe brain injury outside the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed The December 2019 killing of a U.S. civilian contractor in a rocket attack in Kirkuk sparked a tit-for-tat fight on Iraqi soil that brought the country to the brink of a proxy war. Rockets strike near US base in Iraq, killing 1, wounding 8 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z This translator, who lives in the northern city of Kirkuk, recalled a recent evening when he was leaving a busy cafe. They served alongside U.S. soldiers. Now they fear that Iran’s allies in Iraq will strike back. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z He moved to Kirkuk in 2009, was elected to the Iraqi parliament the next year and was sworn in as governor in 2011. Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In December, a rocket attack on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk killed an American civilian interpreter. Pompeo Threatens to Close U.S. Embassy in Iraq Unless Militias Halt Attacks 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Payne was assigned to lead a team clearing one of two buildings known to house hostages in a nighttime operation in the northern Iraq province of Kirkuk. Trump bestowing Medal of Honor on soldier for hostage rescue 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z This included Cyprus, the Aegean islands, Western Thrace, Aleppo, Mosul and Kirkuk in the borders of postwar Turkey. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A memorial that could be the first step of many toward a reckoning 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Turkey’s latest campaign poses a dilemma for the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, which relies on Turkey for oil exports through a pipeline running from Iraq’s Kirkuk province to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. Iraq sets up border posts to try to prevent Turkish advance 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z “What happened in Kirkuk,” he told NPR, “was treachery and treason.” Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In the northern city of Kirkuk, a suicide bomber walked calmly toward an intelligence headquarters last week before detonating his load in a fireball. ISIS exploits Iraq’s coronavirus lockdown to step up attacks 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Four tribal militia fighters and three soldiers died in three incidents in Salahuddin, Kirkuk and Diyala provinces on Monday night, security sources said. IS steps up attacks on Iraqi security forces 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The uptick also coincides with a pullout of U.S.-led coalition forces from bases in western Iraq, Nineveh and Kirkuk provinces in line with a drawdown conceived in December. IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z A suicide bomber targeted an intelligence office in the northern city of Kirkuk last week, wounding at least three members of the security forces in the first such attack in months. Isis mounts deadly assault on Iraqi militia members near Samarra 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z His son Shwan said that Dr. Karim’s will specified that he be returned to Iraqi Kurdistan and buried there temporarily, “until the day Kirkuk is free from occupation.” Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z More attacks near Baghdad and in Kirkuk followed. ISIS exploits Iraq’s coronavirus lockdown to step up attacks 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z In late April, IS struck a key intelligence building in the heart of Kirkuk city, and on Friday it killed 10 members of the Shia-led paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces in Salahuddin. IS steps up attacks on Iraqi security forces 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The semi-autonomous Kurdish region is already providing a total of 400 Megawatts of electricity through private contracts to the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, which fall under the federal government’s jurisdiction. US grants Iraq another month’s waiver for Iran gas imports 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Coalition forces handed over the K1 base in Kirkuk province to Iraq’s military, according to a coalition statement. World Digest: March 29, 2020 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z While trying to quell ethnic strife in Kirkuk, Dr. Karim continued to press for Kurdish autonomy. Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Last month, the coalition closed its facilities inside bases in Kirkuk, al-Qaim in the west and Qayyarah airfield in the north. ISIS exploits Iraq’s coronavirus lockdown to step up attacks 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Coalition forces handed over the K1 air base in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk to Iraq’s military, according to a coalition statement. US-led coalition pulls out of 3rd Iraqi base this month 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z A US contractor was killed in a rocket attack at Kirkuk on 28 December. US pulling out of key Iraq bases 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z On Dec. 27, a similar rocket attack on a base outside the city of Kirkuk killed a U.S. interpreter, Nawres Hamid. U.S. launches strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militias after attack that killed coalition troops 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Later in 2017, he also threw his support behind a Kurdish independence referendum spearheaded by Barzani, which asked voters in Kurdistan and disputed territories such as Kirkuk whether they favored an independent Kurdish state. Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Kataib Hezbollah was responsible for a late December rocket attack on a military base in Kirkuk that killed a US contractor, prompting American military strikes in response. US launches airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed three 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Kataib Hezbollah was responsible for a late December rocket attack on a military base in Kirkuk that killed a U.S. contractor, prompting American military strikes in response. U.S. airstrikes underway against Iran-backed militia group, officials say 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Suspected cases were put under quarantine in Najaf, in the south, and in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk. Iran struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak, putting Middle East countries at risk 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z In December, it launched a rocket attack on a military base near Kirkuk that killed a U.S. contractor. World Digest: Feb. 26, 2020 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Kataib Hezbollah was responsible for a late December rocket attack on a military base in Kirkuk that killed a U.S. contractor, prompting an American response. US adds leader of Iraqi militia to terrorism blacklist 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Iraq reported four coronavirus cases involving a family in Kirkuk province that had returned from Iran. How Iran became a hot zone for coronavirus in Middle East 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Schools and universities were shut, for 10 days in Najaf and indefinitely in Kirkuk. First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The shell struck the K1 Iraqi military airbase in Kirkuk province, according to the security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. Iraqi officials: Mortar shell hits airbase, no casualties 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The group was only in Kirkuk Province for 80 days in 2014, he said in an interview. Was U.S. Wrong About Attack That Nearly Started a War With Iran? 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z In those cases the government said relatively little, especially after the Kirkuk attack. U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Is Hit by Mortars 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Hamid was killed on Dec. 27 when U.S. authorities say an Iranian-backed militia fired rockets at a military base near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Contractor whose death Trump cited was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iraq 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z An Iraqi family of four who returned from a visit to Iran tested positive for the coronavirus in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province. First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z On Dec. 27 Katyusha rockets were fired at a military base in Kirkuk where U.S. forces are stationed. War with Iran: The American Empire will die not with a whimper but a bang 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “They did not ask for my analysis of what happened in Kirkuk and neither did they share any of their information,” he said. Was U.S. Wrong About Attack That Nearly Started a War With Iran? 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The Americans accused Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with close links to Iran, of responsibility in the Kirkuk attack. U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Is Hit by Mortars 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z U.S. officials said the catalyst for the drone strike on Soleimani’s two-car convoy was a rocket attack in Kirkuk; it killed an American contractor there and wounded several others. In Baghdad, fears that U.S.-Iran showdowns could leave Iraq caught in middle 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The mission to target General Suleimani was set in motion after a rocket attack last Friday on an Iraqi military base outside Kirkuk killed an American civilian contractor, according to senior American officials. For Trump, a Risky Decision Other Presidents Had Avoided 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z U.S. officials were disappointed Iraq had not publicly condemned the Kirkuk attack and questioned the government’s willingness to check militias loyal to their powerful neighbor. How Trump decided to kill a top Iranian general 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z On Dec. 27 more than 30 rockets were fired at an Iraqi military base near the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk. Inside the plot by Iran’s Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z A rocket attack on an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk kills an American contractor and injures US and Iraqi soldiers. Iran vows revenge for US killing of top general Qassem Suleimani 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z On 27 December, the Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah group fired rockets at a military base in Kirkuk, killing a US contractor and wounding several US and Iraqi troops. The US airstrikes on Iran could be Trump’s biggest foreign policy blunder | Mohamad Bazzi 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The United States said that Kataib Hezbollah fired 31 rockets into a base in Kirkuk Province last week, killing an American contractor and wounding several American and Iraqi servicemen. Top Iranian General Qassim Suleimani Is Killed on Trump’s Orders, Officials Say 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Almost exactly 48 hours after the Kirkuk attack, American F-15 jets unleashed bombs on five militia sites. How Trump decided to kill a top Iranian general 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z On Friday, more than 30 rockets were fired at an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, killing an American civilian contractor and wounding four American and two Iraqi servicemen. Why Did the U.S. Become the Focus of Iraqis’ Anger? 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z A Kataib Hezbollah attack on Friday on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk killed a U.S. contractor and wounded four American troops. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z A rocket attack Friday on a base housing U.S. troops in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed an American contractor. Why Iraq is at the center of the dispute between Iran and the United States 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The group’s attacks on Iraqi bases hosting coalition forces culminated in the death of a US contractor and injuries to at least four American soldiers in Kirkuk on Friday. Trump threatens Iran will pay ‘a very big price’ over US embassy protests in Baghdad 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z But the rocket attacks resumed in recent months as the Trump administration has continued its “maximum pressure” campaign of economic sanctions against Iran, growing in intensity until the Kirkuk attack. How Trump decided to kill a top Iranian general 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z U.S. officials noted that there were no statements of condemnation after the rocket attack that killed an American in Kirkuk, and they seemed dismayed by Iraq’s angry reaction. U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia draw condemnation, retaliation threats in Iraq 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z One contractor was killed, several US troops and Iraqi personnel were wounded in a rocket attack on a base in Kirkuk on 27 December. US strikes militia bases in Iraq and Syria 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z The U.S. blames the militia for a rocket barrage Friday that killed a U.S. defense contractor at a military compound near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. US: Military strikes target militia in deadly Iraq attack 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z A U.S. civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Friday, U.S. officials said. World Digest: Dec. 27, 2019 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z A U.S. defense contractor was killed in a rocket attack on Friday outside the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told Fox News. 'Several' US troops injured in Iraq rocket attack that killed US contractor: official 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z An Iraqi security official said the bomb exploded next to their vehicle as they were traveling just outside Kirkuk, wounding six Italian soldiers. 5 Italian soldiers wounded by roadside explosion in Iraq 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z In northern Iraq on Sunday near the city of Kirkuk an explosive device detonated hitting a vehicle carrying Italian special forces, injuring five soldiers, the Italian military said. Iraqi forces fire tear gas injuring 22 in Baghdad: sources 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z An Iraqi security official said the bomb exploded next to their vehicle as they were traveling just outside Kirkuk – about 165 miles north of Baghdad, wounding six Italian soldiers. Roadside blast in Iraq injures 5 Italian soldiers 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Its militants are particularly present near the Iraq-Syria border, south of the disputed Iraqi-Kurdish city Kirkuk, and in Mosul, according to Arabic media reports. Iraqi protesters target Iran’s influence as widespread demonstrations turn violent 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The Iraqi Kurdish capital of Irbil was in the group’s sights, so too the oil city of Kirkuk, and very nearly Baghdad. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death comes as new order takes shape in Middle East 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z A similar scenario took place in Iraq, after government forces with militias beholden to Iran seized Kirkuk from the Kurdish peshmerga this time two years ago. Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria | Hassan Hassan 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Two years ago, Iraqi security forces fought brief skirmishes with the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government’s peshmerga militia to retake control of Kirkuk, Sinjar and other areas that the Kurds controlled during the war on ISIS. ‘Chance to thrive’: Iraqi Christians return after decades of hardship 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The attack occurred late Saturday in the village of Daquq, in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province, as people were exercising. IS mortar attack on soccer field kills 6 in Iraq 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z An explosion earlier this month in the northern city of Kirkuk killed two motorcyclists. Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over. 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Iran fired a hundred and seventeen Scuds on Iraqi cities, notably Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Basra. Iran’s Eye-for-an-Eye Strategy in the Gulf 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The attack on Kirkuk was one of many factors that enabled Isis to recover relatively faster in Iraq than in Syria. Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria | Hassan Hassan 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z The statement says the operation, just south of Kirkuk, lasted for two days and included Iraqi special forces rappelling from helicopters. Iraqi special forces kill 14 IS militants in country’s north 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The area of the attack, southeast of the city of Kirkuk, is controlled by Iran-supported militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces. IS mortar attack on soccer field kills 6 in Iraq 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The family’s Sufi militiamen were put to work guarding oil companies and U.S. military installations, such as ammunition depots and the Civil-Military Operations Center in Kirkuk. A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Hundreds of acres of wheat fields around Kirkuk in northern Iraq were set on fire. Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Kirkuk provided an opening and Isis seized it. Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria | Hassan Hassan 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement it was opening its own investigation into casualties caused by a coalition airstrike in Kirkuk province. Coalition: Iraqi service member killed by friendly fire 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Soldiers from the Popular Mobilization Forces — largely Shiite Muslim militias strongly backed by Tehran — were traveling from Mosul to Kirkuk when Islamic State militants attacked their convoy near the disputed Iraqi-Kurdish city of Makhmour. Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Kasnazan comes from a prominent Sufi Muslim family from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z An official from the government-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces said the bus was en route from Mosul to Kirkuk. World Digest: March 7, 2019 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The official says the bus was en route from Mosul to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Islamic State militants attack Iraqi Shiite militia, kill 6 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The facilities were built about 90 years ago and were used to store oil shipped through a pipeline from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Lebanon signs oil storage deal with Russia’s Rosneft 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z In 2014, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters moved into disputed areas, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, even as the Iraqi national army was in full retreat in the face of Islamic State offensives. Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Among the countries boosting output, the biggest increase was in Iraq due to the restart of Kirkuk crude exports and a rebound in shipments from the country’s southern terminals. OPEC oil output posts biggest drop since 2017 on Saudi move 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Iraqi officials say large caches of gold and currency were simply buried in the desert — including in one underground vault that was discovered last year under a sand berm south of Kirkuk. Retreating ISIS army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold out of Iraq and Syria 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Violence is on the upswing in Nineveh province, in the Mosul region, and around Kirkuk, according to an analysis by the Washington Institute’s Knights that was published this week in the journal CTC Sentinel. Islamic State still deadly in Iraq and Syria, despite what Trump says 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people near Kirkuk, Iraq. Today in History 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Attacks in Kirkuk were at an all-time high in October, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The second-biggest decline was in Iraq, where exports from southern Iraqi terminals were curbed by bad weather, despite the resumption of some Kirkuk exports in the north after a one year halt. After Trump calls, Gulf OPEC members cover most of Iran oil loss:... 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The Turkey pipeline is the only one available to Kirkuk for exports. Iraq resumes Kirkuk oil exports after yearlong pause 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z But he said the group, also known as Daesh, remains active in other Iraqi provinces as well, notably Kirkuk, Salah ad Din and Diyala. UN envoy: New Iraq government plans to uproot IS extremists 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z One 54-year-old former Baath party member from Kirkuk, who can only be identified as KS, per Kurdish official request, told Fox News she joined initially in the hopes of being a suicide bomber. Why I left ISIS: Former Baghdadi 'friend' and aide, others speak out 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Iraq’s central government refused to accept the results, and responded by seizing control of the mixed, multi-ethnic oil-city of Kirkuk and other territories. Kurdish party behind referendum wins regional polls in Iraq 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Finally, the husband of another of their sisters arranged an apartment for them in an impoverished Kurdish neighborhood of Kirkuk. Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Finally, the husband of another of their sisters arranged an apartment for them in an impoverished Kurdish neighborhood of Kirkuk. Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The group regularly stages attacks in villages in the provinces of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk and elsewhere, targeting local officials or police because they work for the state. IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Following that vote, the Iraqi government seized disputed territory including the oil-rich province of Kirkuk. Kurdish moderate is new Iraq president 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The United States warned against holding the vote and supported Baghdad’s military and economic measures that followed — including the retaking of oil-rich Kirkuk province by Iraqi troops and the banning of international travel. Kurds in Iraq hold critical election amid competing visions of the autonomous region 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Many voters and political parties complained of machines breaking down and alleged wide-scale fraud, especially in the multiethnic city of Kirkuk and the Kurdish province of Sulaymaniya. Iraq's manual recount brings little change to election results 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Others are fighters who escaped the battles over the past year in western Iraq and Hawija outside Kirkuk. ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq less than a year after Baghdad declared victory 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z He visited Iraqi governors in Kirkuk and the prime minister in Baghdad. The oil giant that was ‘forced to shrink to greatness’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Last week, the elections commission started the recount for the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk. Iraq starts manual recount for more ballots from May vote 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z He warned that Kurdish regions in the north, like the oil-rich cities of Kirkuk, and Sunni regions in the West, like Anbar Province, already seem tense. Iraqi Court Backs Recount of All Ballots Cast in Last Month’s Elections 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z A senior military officer involved in securing the election in Kirkuk said in an interview that the protest is peaceful and unarmed. During wait for Iraqi election results, political blocs scramble for influence 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The U.N. urged the Iraqi election commission to investigate all complaints, and called for a partial manual recount in selected locations, notably Kirkuk. Questions Mount About Possible Fraud in Iraq Vote 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Sadr’s alliance of Shiite Islamists and communists unexpectedly captured the most parliamentary seats over the weekend, voting counts in the provinces of Kirkuk and Dohuk confirmed Tuesday evening. After Wild Iraqi Vote, Cleric Broaches Alliance with U.S.-Backed Prime Minister 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Six members of the security forces died when their vehicles hit two explosive devices in Kirkuk Province, and several people were wounded by a rocket in Diyala Province. Iraqi Voters, Freed From War, Focus on Struggle of Daily Life 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z But with their common enemy gone, the rivalry between the KRG and Baghdad was laid bare, especially in Kirkuk. Iraqi Kurdish fortunes reversed in city they longed for as capital 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan won the most votes in Kirkuk, according to a partial count. During wait for Iraqi election results, political blocs scramble for influence 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z In mid-October, Iranian-backed militia forces helped the Iraqi government recapture the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, driving out America’s most loyal ally in the region, the Iraqi Kurds. Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z They said the slain troops were on leave when the militants stopped their SUV taxi at a checkpoint on a highway between the northern Kirkuk and Salaheddin provinces. Iraq: Islamic State group says it killed 10 policemen 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Complicating matters further is the city's location, about 40 miles south of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, and the presence of Turkmen paramilitary groups called the Popular Mobilization Forces. Tuz Khurmatu is Iraq's city of walls. Is it a sign of the country's future? 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z A decision to include Kirkuk in a controversial Kurdish referendum in September that voted overwhelmingly for independence sealed its fate. Iraqi Kurdish fortunes reversed in city they longed for as capital 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Hussein had forced millions to flee their homes, including Shwany’s family, which had to relocate from Kirkuk to Erbil, the regional capital. Wars’ other veterans rebuild in Washington state 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of mostly Shiite militias, said in a statement that the attack took place southwest of the northern city of Kirkuk, where the paramilitary fighters were conducting overnight raids. World Digest: Feb. 19, 2018 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z In Iraq, a different military operation by the U.S.-backed federal government of Iraq seized key territories, including the oil-rich area of Kirkuk, from Kurdish forces in October. As Turkey Invades, Kurds See Betrayal Once Again 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z This strategy, the publication said, is already in practice in the northern Iraqi cities of Kirkuk and Mosul, as well as Diyala province, which includes Baghdad. ISIS shifts tactics to guerrilla warfare to reclaim caliphate territory 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Majid said that if the election result weakened the Kurds, he would leave Kirkuk. Iraqi Kurdish fortunes reversed in city they longed for as capital 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z It says the signing took place in Kirkuk on Thursday without giving more details. Iraq, BP sign initial deal to develop Kirkuk oil fields 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Iraq and Iran have agreed to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from Kirkuk for Iranian oil to be delivered to southern Iraq, Luaibi said last month. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Those prospects, although tantalizing, are still on the horizon, and mustard remains a grave concern: In March 2016, the Islamic State group shelled a village in Iraq near Kirkuk with rockets filled with mustard. Seeking answers for Iran’s chemical weapons victims—before time runs out 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z She escaped to Kirkuk, and thereafter to Germany. Nadia Murad’s tale of captivity with Islamic State 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z In Kirkuk, home to many of Iraq’s minorities including Kurds, Turkmen, Sunni Arabs and Assyrian Christians, the distribution of seats across ethnicity and religion is not expected to change. Iraqi Kurdish fortunes reversed in city they longed for as capital 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z As of late last month, the fields around Kirkuk produced around 140,000 barrels a day, all of which went to refineries. Iraq, BP sign initial deal to develop Kirkuk oil fields 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Trucking crude to Iran comes under a swap agreement announced last month by the two countries to allow a resumption of oil exports from Kirkuk. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z They had fled from their hometown of Kirkuk, Iraq, when Isis told Karzan that, if he didn’t agree to work as a nurse for their fighters, they would kill him. The haves and have-nots: four cities in crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Residents in the oil-rich town of Kirkuk, roughly 50 miles to the west, reported similar damage. Iran-Iraq Earthquake Kills More Than 500 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z With the deadline past, Mr. Abadi instead ordered the federal forces to push into Kirkuk, and then farther north toward the Turkish border. With Iraqi-Kurdish Talks Stalled, Phone Diplomacy Averts New Clashes 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces seized the disputed city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces in October. Iraq, BP sign initial deal to develop Kirkuk oil fields 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Iraq and Iran have agreed to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from Kirkuk for Iranian oil to be delivered to southern Iraq, Luaibi said last month. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z In the wake of the vote, Iraqi federal forces seized the northern city of Kirkuk and other disputed areas from the Kurds. Iraqi Kurds seek talks after federal court bars secession 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z In Kirkuk governorate alone, about two thirds of farms lost at least one animal, according to the International Organization on Migration. Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Kirkuk is coveted by both Baghdad and the Kurds because of its strategic oil reserves. With Iraqi-Kurdish Talks Stalled, Phone Diplomacy Averts New Clashes 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The Kurds, who took control of Kirkuk and other disputed areas when Islamic State group swept into Iraq in summer 2014, exported oil through their own pipeline to Turkey. Iraq, BP sign initial deal to develop Kirkuk oil fields 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Iraq and Iran are also planning to build a pipeline to carry the oil from Kirkuk to avoid having to truck the crude, Luaibi said last month. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z A UN office in Iraq said more than 500 people were injured there, and the earthquake was felt in Irbil, Sulaimaniya, Kirkuk and Basra as well as the capital, Baghdad. Iran-Iraq quake is 2017's deadliest 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z When fierce winds eviscerated hundreds of eggplant fields near Kirkuk in the spring of 2012, they distributed cash. Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The bodies of civilians and security forces were found in an abandoned base near Hawijah, a northern town retaken in October, the governor of the northern province of Kirkuk said. World Digest: Nov. 12, 2017 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Shortly after the fighting ended, the two allies clashed over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and other disputed territories, a sign that longstanding tensions were once again surfacing in the absence of a common threat. The caliphate’s collapse: A look at Islamic State losses 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Trucking crude to Iran comes under a swap agreement announced last month by the two countries to allow a resumption of oil exports from Kirkuk. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Amal, a tailor from Iraq, was injured in Kirkuk when a car bomb went off as she was shopping with her grandmother. The hospital helping heal the Middle East 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, Abadi ordered Iraqi forces into Kirkuk and other disputed areas. Kurdish leader says he will step down in wake of failed bid for independence from Iraq 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The Baghdad government rejected it as illegal and sent troops to seize the oil city of Kirkuk, which the Kurds regard as the heart of any future homeland. Kurdish leader Barzani's dream of independence led to downfall 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, which lies outside the KRG official boundaries, fell to Iraqi forces without much resistance on Oct. Iraq orders truce with Kurds to allow peaceful deployment at border crossings 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq and Iran are also planning to build a pipeline to carry the oil from Kirkuk to avoid having to truck the crude, Luaibi said last month. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The perception that Abadi was not in full control of the Kirkuk operation is among the many challenges he faces. Iraq’s prime minister was tough on ISIS. But it was his approach to the Kurds that really made him popular. 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The pumping and operational stations for both oil fields are located in the city of Dahuk, which unlike Kirkuk is still under the control of the Peshmerga forces. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The Baghdad government rejected it as illegal and sent troops to seize the oil city of Kirkuk, which the Kurds regard as the heart of any future homeland. Kurdish leader Barzani's dream of independence led to downfall 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, which lies outside the KRG official boundaries, fell to Iraqi forces without much resistance on Oct. Iraq orders truce with Kurds to allow peaceful deployment at border crossings 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Kirkuk crude sales have been halted since Iraqi forces took back control of the fields from the Kurds in October. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z As the Iraqi forces swept into Kirkuk and reclaimed its vast oil fields and municipal buildings, the United States issued conflicting responses. Iraq’s prime minister was tough on ISIS. But it was his approach to the Kurds that really made him popular. 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “Energy facilities in Kirkuk are more like a locked box and only their crew have the password,” the Iraqi engineer said. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Baghdad argued the move effectively extended Iraqi Kurdistan’s borders far beyond the lines set in the Iraqi constitution and placed Kirkuk, home to Iraq’s largest oil deposits, under Kurdish control. Iraqi Kurds end independence bid amid U.S., Baghdad pressure 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z For Sky, the Kirkuk deal was part of the longtime rivalry between Barzani and his opponents in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Iraq's Kurds see their hopes for independence turn into a fight for survival – LA Times 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The planned pipeline could replace the existing export route from Kirkuk via Turkey and the Mediterranean. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z “But in general we are very comfortable with what happened in Kirkuk because it was something that needed to be done long time ago.” Iraq’s prime minister was tough on ISIS. But it was his approach to the Kurds that really made him popular. 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Kirkuk, one of the oldest and best known oil areas in the Middle East, had long been under the control of Iraqi forces until it was over-run by Islamic State. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “This was not a unilateral operation by Iran” in Kirkuk, but the thinly veiled presence of military advisers from Iran only shows Tehran’s reach into Iraq, she added at the time. Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z "But the chutzpah of including Kirkuk, that was just too much of a provocation." Iraq's Kurds see their hopes for independence turn into a fight for survival – LA Times 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The planned pipeline could replace the existing export route from Kirkuk via Turkey and the Mediterranean. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The Iraqi forces who moved on Kirkuk and other places in northern Iraq included Shiite militias with ties to Tehran, fueling intense speculation of Iran’s role in the campaign. Iraq’s prime minister was tough on ISIS. But it was his approach to the Kurds that really made him popular. 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z A week after the operation, Iraqi engineers are still struggling to resume Kirkuk’s oil production, saying they had yet to understand how to operate the equipment processing some 350,000 barrels per day. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Iraqi government forces, backed by Shiite militias trained and equipped by elite troops from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, rapidly and violently recaptured critical territories in northern Iraq’s Kirkuk and Sinjar governorates this month. Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z More recently, they helped Iraqi troops seize the northern oil-city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces. Iraq rebuffs Tillerson over militias 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Kirkuk crude sales have been halted since Iraqi forces took back control of the fields from the Kurds in October. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z To the west, the Iraqi military vanquished Kurdish forces to reclaim Kirkuk, checking the Kurds’ move toward independence. Catalonia, John Kelly, Donald Trump: Your Weekend Briefing 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z “Energy facilities in Kirkuk are more like a locked box and only their crew have the password,” the Iraqi engineer said. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “Mr. al-Abadi does get to claim this as a win,” Ms. Cafarella said, but she noted the armed support from Iran undermines the legitimacy of that victory in Kirkuk. Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Iraqi President Fouad Massoum, from the PUK party, presented a deal that would allow Iraqi troops into Kirkuk, according to one attendee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private meeting. How the Kurdish independence referendum backfired spectacularly 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014, when the Iraqi army collapsed in the face of Islamic State. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The vote was held not only in Kurdish areas but also in Kirkuk and other disputed territory, roiling the Iraqi government, Turkey and Iran, which all moved to isolate the Kurdish region. Kurdish and Iraqi forces in fierce clash for remaining district of Kirkuk 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z A week after the operation, Iraqi engineers are still struggling to resume Kirkuk’s oil production, saying they had yet to understand how to operate the equipment processing some 350,000 barrels per day. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z This week the hostile Baghdad government clawed back the key oil-town of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces, along with other territory both sides claim. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z In the city of Kirkuk, residents worry about the impact of the instability. How the Kurdish independence referendum backfired spectacularly 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014, when the Iraqi army collapsed in the face of Islamic State. Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minist 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z “We’re all brothers, but at the end of the day, Kirkuk is not for the Kurds. It’s for Iraq.” In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The pumping and operational stations for both oil fields are located in the city of Dahuk, which unlike Kirkuk is still under the control of the Peshmerga forces. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The Kurds took back Kirkuk during the fight against the Islamic State. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Iraqi and Kurdish forces clashed on the Kirkuk road Friday, as federal troops tried to extend their line. How the Kurdish independence referendum backfired spectacularly 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Other Iraqi and Kurdish officials told Reuters Soleimani held meetings with Kurdish leaders to persuade them to retreat from Kirkuk ahead of the Iraqi army push into the city. Iran's Guards flex muscle in Middle East despite Trump warning 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z “We’re all brothers, but at the end of the day, Kirkuk is not for the Kurds. It’s for Iraq.” In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Kirkuk, one of the oldest and best known oil areas in the Middle East, had long been under the control of Iraqi forces until it was over-run by Islamic State. Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z In recent days, Iraqi security forces, including Iranian-backed Shiite militias, massed outside Kirkuk. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The city of Kirkuk and the lucrative oil fields near it are now back in the hands of the federal government. How the Kurdish independence referendum backfired spectacularly 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Other Iraqi and Kurdish officials told Reuters Soleimani held meetings with Kurdish leaders to persuade them to retreat from Kirkuk ahead of the Iraqi army push into the city. Iran's Guards flex muscle in Middle East despite Trump warning 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Thousands of people fled Kirkuk after rumors of looting and violence against Kurds spread on social media, though residents said many later returned. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z On Monday, Iraq’s federal forces, supported by Iranian-sponsored militias, rolled into the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, forcing the peshmerga to withdraw after brief clashes. Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchange fire at border 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Leaders of one political faction in Kurdistan made a side deal with Baghdad and told their forces to pull back from Kirkuk without informing Barzani. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The district is the last area in Kirkuk province still held by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash in Kirkuk 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Visits to the sites of the purported uprisings in disputed Kirkuk and Khanaqin on Thursday showed little evidence of a sustained revolt or signs of tensions boiling over. Analysis | Sensationalized news is fueling tension over areas disputed between Iraqis and Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is seen by many Kurds as the future capital of an independent Kurdish state. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Kirkuk was at the heart of the dispute over whether Kurdish authorities should return the territories it acquired during the war on IS. Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchange fire at border 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z As for Kirkuk, this multiethnic city, surrounded by rich oil fields, is dear to the Kurdish psyche and wallet. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z PMF commanders held a press conference from the center of Kirkuk on Wednesday, despite orders from Baghdad not to enter the city, further provoking fears of ethnic strife. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z A few Kurds took up arms in Kirkuk, vainly shooting their rifles. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Such bravado was hard to find in Kirkuk. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The Kurds were seeking to redress 35 years of ethnic cleansing, encouraging those expelled from Kirkuk to return while at the same time pressuring “new” Arabs brought up from the south to leave. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z So Kirkuk essentially fell because of Kurdish disunion, followed by a negotiated Kurdish troop pullback from other areas. Betrayal of our Kurdish allies plays into Iran’s hands 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z On Monday, Iraq’s federal forces, supported by Iranian-sponsored militias, rolled into the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish militias, known as the peshmerga, to withdraw after brief clashes. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z In Kirkuk, they will leave the local police, led by a Kurd, in charge. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Thousands of people fled Kirkuk after rumors of looting and violence against Kurds spread on social media, though residents said many later returned. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Long-term stability in Kirkuk, however, requires a political settlement. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z But our correspondent in Iraq notes how Iran and the U.S. were inadvertently on the same side in the Iraqi-Kurdish dispute over control of the city of Kirkuk and its oil fields. Donald Trump, Catalonia, Nxivm: Your Thursday Briefing 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z On Thursday, tensions ran high along the main road between the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil, and Kirkuk. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z After midnight on October 16th Iraqi government forces began marching on Kirkuk. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is seen by many Kurds as the future capital of an independent Kurdish state. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is home to different communities including Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen and Christians. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Intentionally or not, the United States seems to have abetted that goal as it pursued its own aim of restoring Iraqi government authority to the disputed Kirkuk region. Struggle Over Kirkuk Puts the U.S. and Iran on the Same Side 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Associated Press reporters saw only a handful of PMF vehicles among a dominantly federal police and security presence inside Kirkuk. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Turkomans in Kirkuk even rallied to protect Kurdish homes. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Such bravado was hard to find in Kirkuk. In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdish regional government, sensed the Kurds were in their strongest-ever position, holding territory and weapons, and decided to push ahead with a referendum on full-blown Kurdish independence, including Kirkuk. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z When the first pesh merga withdrawals began on Friday from two districts south of Kirkuk in Shiite areas, Shiite militias accompanying Iraqi troops raised their flags over former Kurdish outposts. Struggle Over Kirkuk Puts the U.S. and Iran on the Same Side 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The Kirkuk oil field surrounding the city was estimated in 2007 to hold almost 9 billion barrels of oil. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The redeployment this week of Iraqi forces to parts of Kirkuk and other areas in northern Iraq is consistent with this approach. Opinion | Iraq Will Remain United 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is an oil-rich province and its oilfields are vital to the Kurdish economy. Iraqi forces retake more areas from Kurds 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z A few days later, a crowd gathered in a square in Kirkuk. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z While the military action in Kirkuk on Monday and Tuesday was carried out under the banner of the Iraqi military, the ground forces included Iranian-backed Shiite militias. Struggle Over Kirkuk Puts the U.S. and Iran on the Same Side 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z This week’s pullout from Kirkuk and several other towns and villages the peshmerga held is likely to deprive the Kurdish regional government of a substantial revenue stream. Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z This deployment was not an attack on Kurdish citizens or on the city of Kirkuk; it was an Iraqi federal operation aimed at restoring federal authority to areas that were under government control until 2014. Opinion | Iraq Will Remain United 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z A large statute of a Peshmerga fighter still looms over the entrance to Kirkuk, but otherwise there's little sign left of Kurdish control. Iraqi forces retake more areas from Kurds 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In 2003, as the governorate coordinator of Kirkuk, I witnessed the struggle for control of the surrounding province in the aftermath of Saddam’s overthrow. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z A tank belonging to Iraqi army is seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk. Analysis | The Daily 202: Hawks worry about the lack of American resolve to confront North Korea 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces also announced on Tuesday the retaking of the oil fields of Bai Hassan and Avana near Kirkuk, potentially depriving the Kurdish region of its main source of revenue. Iraqi forces move deeper into Kurdish-held areas, redrawing political map 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z In Iraq, Kurdish independence aspirations appeared to stall — at least for now — as government forces seized oil facilities near Kirkuk that supply most of Iraqi Kurdistan’s revenue. Raqqa, Catalonia, Andrej Babis: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In the shadow of #Peshmerga statue. the exodus from #Kirkuk. Iraqi forces retake more areas from Kurds 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Kirkuk became a stronghold for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, which selected the governor. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “This is Iranian-backed militia, using American weapons, to attack an ally of the United States. I’m bewildered by the U.S. government position … trying to downplay what’s been happening in Kirkuk.’ Analysis | The Daily 202: Hawks worry about the lack of American resolve to confront North Korea 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z After Iraqi forces took Kirkuk on Monday, hundreds of Kurds fled their neighborhoods. Iraqi Kurds' dream of independence seems more elusive than ever 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Iraqi troops drove Kurdish fighters out of the crucial oil fields near the city of Kirkuk. Raqqa, Kirkuk, Marawi: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, soldiers, police and special forces took control of the city of Kirkuk and nearby oilfields. Iraqi forces retake more areas from Kurds 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z It is time to revisit the idea of a special status for Kirkuk, with power-sharing between the different communities. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z A month later, another long-standing IS pocket in and around the mainly Sunni town of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, was also largely overrun by government and auxiliary forces. Islamic State group: The full story 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “The Kurds are still our brothers, but the leaders were the problem,” said Mohammad Hussein, a 23-year-old resident of Kirkuk who was draped with an Iraqi flag. Iraqi Kurds' dream of independence seems more elusive than ever 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, thousands of civilians were seen streaming back to Kirkuk, driving along a main highway to the city’s east. Iraq: After losing Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of Sinjar 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is an oil-rich province outside the official Kurdistan region but claimed by both the Kurds and the central government. Iraqi forces make fresh gains from Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The future of Kirkuk should be determined by politics and compromise – not by force. Iraq’s Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk | Emma Sky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z They achieved a swift victory in Kirkuk, reaching the center of the city in less than a day. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Thousands of civilians were streaming back to Kirkuk on Tuesday, a day after fleeing in fear of potential clashes. Iraqi forces drive Kurdish fighters out of town of Sinjar 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Thousands of people have fled Kirkuk, after Iraqi government forces took over key buildings, amid tensions over a controversial independence referendum by the region's Kurds. News Daily: Brexit talks and tension in Kirkuk 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The United States said it was "very concerned" by reports of violence around Kirkuk and urged "calm". Iraqi forces make fresh gains from Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Kurds and the Iraqi central government in Baghdad have long been divided over the sharing of revenues from the oil fields outside Kirkuk. Asian stocks gain after Wall Street records 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z There have been reports of just one major clash, in the early hours of Monday on the outskirts of Kirkuk, which Washington described as a misunderstanding. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Sinjar and Kirkuk form part of a swath of historically Kurdish-majority territory that the Kurds want to incorporate in their autonomous region in the north, against the wishes of Baghdad. Iraqi forces drive Kurdish fighters out of town of Sinjar 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Voters in Kurdish-controlled areas, including Kirkuk, overwhelmingly backed breaking away from Iraq when they went to the polls on 25 September. News Daily: Brexit talks and tension in Kirkuk 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z He then extended the vote to areas in and around Kirkuk, even though they are outside the Kurdistan autonomous region. Opinion | The United States can’t afford to ignore ethnic cleavages in Iraq 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The Iraqi government said it “carefully planned and coordinated” the return of federal forces to Kirkuk with local security forces in advance. Iraqi forces retake the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in escalating dispute with Kurds 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In Kirkuk, one of Iraq’s most diverse cities, members of the Turkmen ethnic group who have opposed Kurdish rule had celebrated on Monday, driving through the streets in convoys and firing weapons in the air. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Pentagon confirmed that U.S. forces had a presence in the vicinity of Kirkuk but declined to say where. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z By the afternoon, as thousands of people fled the city fearing impending clashes between the two sides, Iraqi military vehicles were rolling into the heart of Kirkuk. US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z A forceful move by Iraqi troops and allied Shiite militias into the city of Kirkuk on Sunday, accompanied by scattered fighting with retreating Kurdish forces, threatens to touch off a wider sectarian war. Opinion | The United States can’t afford to ignore ethnic cleavages in Iraq 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Iraqi officers lowered Kurdistan’s flag and raised Iraq’s flag at the provincial council building in oil-rich Kirkuk, the center of a fierce dispute between the Kurds and Baghdad. Iraqi forces retake the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in escalating dispute with Kurds 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Talabani said her party tried, but failed, to make the Iraqi government renounce the '‘plan to attack‘’ Kirkuk through contacts with U.S. and Iraqi government representatives. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the United States was not taking sides in the internal conflict between Baghdad and independence-seeking Kurds, as Iraqi government forces captured the Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In a statement on Monday, Ms Nauert said Washington was "very concerned by reports of violence around Kirkuk". US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The peshmerga left along with tens of thousands of fleeing civilians that jammed the road from Kirkuk to Erbil. Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Iraqi government forces swept into the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk, making good on a threat to use military force to blunt the independence drive by the nation’s Kurds. Trump, Weinstein, Kirkuk: Your Monday Evening Briefing 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Government troops took control of the last two oil fields in the vicinity of Kirkuk, a city of 1 million people that the Peshmerga abandoned on Monday in the face of the government advance. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Pentagon confirmed that U.S. forces had a presence in the vicinity of Kirkuk but declined to say where. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Residents of Kurdish-controlled areas, including Kirkuk, overwhelmingly backed secession from Iraq in a vote on 25 September. US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Kurds took control of Kirkuk when Iraqi forces fled ISIS’s advance in June of 2014. Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z US military commanders are scrambling to stop a conflict escalating between two forces they arm and train, after the Iraqi army seized the contested, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, from Kurdish peshmerga. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In Kirkuk, one of Iraq’s most diverse cities, members of the Turkmen ethnic group who have opposed Kurdish rule had celebrated on Monday, driving through the streets in convoys and firing weapons in the air. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “The United States has to make it very clear: We are not going to defend Kirkuk ... but if the Iranian militias move forward, then we will help the Peshmerga,” if necessary, Jeffrey said. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Iraqi soldiers moved into Kirkuk three weeks after the Kurdistan Region held a controversial independence referendum. US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Monday's Iraqi advance on Kirkuk was spurred by the controversial Kurdish referendum on September 25. Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But the US embassy in Baghdad declared its support for Iraq’ reassertion of sovereignty in Kirkuk. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Talabani said her party tried, but failed, to make the Iraqi government renounce the '‘plan to attack‘’ Kirkuk through contacts with U.S. and Iraqi government representatives. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the United States was not taking sides in the internal conflict between Baghdad and independence-seeking Kurds, as Iraqi government forces captured the Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The coalition confirmed an exchange of fire south of Kirkuk, but attributed it to a misunderstanding as two units attempted to link up in the predawn hours. Clashes break out as Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held installations around Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Armed Kurdish civilians set-up checkpoints in Kirkuk Monday morning as they tried to prevent Kurdish peshmerga fighters from evacuating the city as Iraqi government forces advanced. Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z There was also concern in Washington over the role of Iran in the move into Kirkuk. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Government troops took control of the last two oil fields in the vicinity of Kirkuk, a city of 1 million people that the Peshmerga abandoned on Monday in the face of the government advance. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Iraqi government’s capture of Kirkuk was the most decisive step yet by Baghdad to block the Kurd’s independence bid. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Abadi’s office said the militias would remain on the outskirts of Kirkuk rather than enter the city. Clashes break out as Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held installations around Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “They didn’t fire one bullet from their weapons. They should defended Kirkuk, but they didn’t.” Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian supreme leader, praised the Iraqi army’s move to capture Kirkuk, framing it as a blow to Israel’s strategic ambitions. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z They achieved a swift victory in Kirkuk, reaching the center of the city in less than a day. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Iraqi government’s capture of Kirkuk was the most decisive step yet by Baghdad to block the Kurd’s independence bid. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The area around Kirkuk and the Kurdish region is one of the major oil-producing areas of Iraq. Are the Days of Low Oil Prices Receding? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “This is shame on the Kurdish leaders and most of the Kurdish commanders in Kirkuk,” said Wyra Ali. Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Kirkuk was seized by the Kurds in the summer of 2014, after Iraqi forces fled their positions following an Isis attack on nearby Mosul. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z There have been reports of just one major clash, in the early hours of Monday on the outskirts of Kirkuk, which Washington described as a misunderstanding. Iraqi forces seize more territory in advance against Kurds 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z He said the United States needed to make certain that Iranian-backed forces don’t “surge forward” into the Kirkuk area to challenge Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z An amicable divorce was always unlikely due to the formal incorporation into Kurdistan of disputed territories such as Kirkuk, an emotive issue for Kurds and Arabs and whose oil and strategic position are vital. Fears of new guerrilla war before Isis dream of caliphate is crushed 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Clashes were reported south of Kirkuk earlier in the day, while thousands of residents fled the city. Iraqi forces move into centre of Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Shia units pressed into Kirkuk’s southern outskirts early on Monday and civilians started leaving the city en masse. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The Kurds assumed control of Kirkuk, in the heart of a major oil-producing region, in the summer of 2014, when IS militants swept across northern Iraq and the country’s armed forces crumbled. Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “The United States has to make it very clear: We are not going to defend Kirkuk ... but if the Iranian militias move forward, then we will help the Peshmerga,” if necessary, Jeffrey said. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Instead, it finds the two ground forces that did most to expel Isis – armed, trained and supported by Washington – at each other’s throats, with tensions concentrated on the oil city of Kirkuk. Fears of new guerrilla war before Isis dream of caliphate is crushed 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z US military says exchange of fire between Iraqi, Kurdish forces in Kirkuk a ‘misunderstanding’ Upstate NY venue slashes NYC Ballet’s residency to 1 week 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Manning said he would look into whether the use of US-provided equipment in the Kirkuk operation broke conditions on which it was supplied to the Iraqi army. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Local police stayed in place in Kirkuk as Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi called on civil servants to remain at their posts to serve the city. Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Those steps included sending a U.S.-led military coalition officer to a key military base there and pressing for an interim Kurdish governor of Kirkuk. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Among the sites the Iraqi forces claimed was a military base known as K-1, northwest of Kirkuk. Iraqi Forces Said to Seize Oil Sites and Airport Outside Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The Kurds assumed control of Kirkuk, in the heart of a major oil-producing region, in the summer of 2014, when IS militants swept across northern Iraq and the country's armed forces crumbled. Iraqi Forces Drive Kurds From Disputed Areas Near Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Kurdish officials had set up a pipeline from Kirkuk to Turkey, through which they had been selling crude oil – amid bitter opposition from Baghdad. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Al-Abadi’s Cabinet said Sunday that fighters from Turkey’s Kurdish insurgency, the PKK, were beginning to appear in Kirkuk, and declared that would be tantamount to an act of war. Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z He said the United States needed to make certain that Iranian-backed forces don’t “surge forward” into the Kirkuk area to challenge Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Abadi called on Iraqi civilians in and around the city of Kirkuk to support government forces and expose “those who want to cause bad blood and sedition among the people.” Iraqi Forces Said to Seize Oil Sites and Airport Outside Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z It provided no further details on the fighting or casualties in what it referred to as Operation Impose Security on Kirkuk. Iraqi Forces Drive Kurds From Disputed Areas Near Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Peshmerga units loyal to Barzani remain in control of two oil fields north of Kirkuk and said they had no intention of surrendering them. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces have begun an operation to seize the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk and its surrounding oil fields, state television reported today. Kirkuk, Jeff Sessions, Somalia: Your Monday Briefing 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Those steps included sending a U.S.-led military coalition officer to a key military base there and pressing for an interim Kurdish governor of Kirkuk. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Iraq’s regional Kurdish leader, Massoud Barzani, spearheaded the referendum and included areas whose legal status is constitutionally fraught, among them Kirkuk Province and its oil fields. Iraqi Forces Said to Seize Oil Sites and Airport Outside Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, oil is on the rise as tensions grow in Iraq, with federal forces moving to enter the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk following the Kurdistan government’s referendum last month. World markets climb, oil jumps on Iraq tensions - business live 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z However, Iraqi officials said it was in flagrant breach of the country’s constitution and had threatened to make Kirkuk a flashpoint even before ballots were cast. US military rushes to defuse looming crisis in Kirkuk after Iraqi army advances 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z It said popular mobilization units took positions “outside Kirkuk.” Iraqi forces launch operation for Kurdish-held oil fields, military base 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces clashed with fighters from the Kurdish semiautonomous region in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk early Monday, raising the stakes in a standoff over Kurdish independence, Iraqi and Kurdish officials said. Iraqi Forces Clash With Kurdish Fighters Near Kirkuk 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Inside Kirkuk city, which is home to more than 1 million people, residents shuttered themselves in homes and reported hearing sporadic booms they said sounded like shelling and rocket fire. Iraqi Government Forces Enter Territory Disputed with Kurds 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Late Sunday, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, offered to negotiate with Baghdad on Kirkuk and other issues, without conditions. Iraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gave orders to the security forces “to impose security in Kirkuk in cooperation with the population of the city and the Peshmerga,” the TV said. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurdish forces took full control of the ethnically and religiously mixed city of Kirkuk after the Iraqi military fled from large swaths of northern Iraq in 2014 in the face of an Islamic State push. Iraqi forces launch operation for Kurdish-held oil fields, military base 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces began moving at midnight on Sunday towards oil fields held by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Asian shares conquer new peaks, oil up on Iraq tensions 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z On Saturday, there was a brief outbreak of fighting near Kirkuk, with each side blaming the other. Iraqi forces advance on disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The referendum alarmed many Arabs and Turkmens in Kirkuk who say they want to live under Iraq’s central government, not under Kurdish regional control. Iraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The official told Reuters the oilfields and the air base west of Kirkuk were still under Kurdish control. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Humvees and firing positions protected by sandbags were stationed on the main highway from Baghdad to Kirkuk. Iraqi forces launch operation for Kurdish-held oil fields, military base 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces began moving at midnight on Sunday towards oil fields held by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Asian shares conquer new peaks, oil up on Iraq tensions 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The Iraqi troops were advancing alongside government-backed Shia militias south of Kirkuk city, Kurdish officials reported. Iraqi forces advance on disputed Kirkuk 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z In downtown Kirkuk on Sunday, Sheikh Hatim al-Asi, spokesman for a regional militia that is part of government-sanctioned units known as popular mobilization forces, said Baghdad was determined to reclaim the areas. Iraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The Iraqi forces’ operation in the region of Kirkuk followed meetings held on Sunday by the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdish leadership in the town of Dokan. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z A commander of the local Kurdish police force said Kurds remained in control of Kirkuk province’s oil wells. Iraqi army begins advance on Kurdish-held Kirkuk – state TV 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Government-backed Shia troops and Kurdish fighters are currently facing off near the disputed city of Kirkuk. Kurdish leaders refuse government demands 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kirkuk, a city of more than one million people, lies just outside KRG territory but Peshmerga forces were stationed there in 2014 when Iraqi security forces collapsed in the face of an Islamic State onslaught. Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk's oil fields, airbase 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The Iraqi parliament asked Prime Minster Haider al-Abadi to send troops to Kirkuk and other disputed areas after the official referendum results - which overwhelmingly backed independence - were proclaimed. Kurds 'given deadline' to quit Kirkuk 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z The most serious clash happened south of Kirkuk, an exchange of artillery fire between the Peshmerga and Popular Mobilisation, the KRG official said. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z “Everyone remembers how the Iraqi army fled from Kirkuk and the cities around.” Iraqi forces demand Kurdish troops’ withdrawal from Kirkuk area 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The Iraqi parliament asked Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to send troops to Kirkuk and other disputed areas after the official referendum results - which overwhelmingly backed independence - were proclaimed. Kurdish leaders refuse government demands 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kirkuk, a city of more than one million people, lies just outside KRG territory but Peshmerga forces were stationed there in 2014 when Iraqi security forces collapsed in the face of an Islamic State onslaught. Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk's oil fields, airbase 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The referendum was held in three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan, but also in nearby Kurdish-held areas including Kirkuk. Kurds 'given deadline' to quit Kirkuk 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gave orders to the security forces “to impose security in Kirkuk in cooperation with the population of the city and the Peshmerga,” the TV said. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z One peshmerga officer in southwest Kirkuk said his unit withdrew Thursday night to another bank of a local river. Iraqi forces demand Kurdish troops’ withdrawal from Kirkuk area 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Late on Friday Iraqi leaders delivered an ultimatum that the Kurds surrender a military airport near Kirkuk. Kurdish and Iraqi troops in Kirkuk standoff amid fears of new violence 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z It is deployed alongside the army south and west of Kirkuk. Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk's oil fields, airbase 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is also the name of the surrounding province. The Latest: Iraqi Kurds withdraw from area near Kirkuk 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The official told Reuters the oilfields and the air base west of Kirkuk were still under Kurdish control. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurdish peshmerga soldiers rallied to protect Kirkuk on Thursday night, as Interior Ministry troops and Shiite militias mobilized nearby. Iraqi forces demand Kurdish troops’ withdrawal from Kirkuk area 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z One said they were going to Kirkuk to crush the Kurds. Iraqi Kurds send reinforcements to Kirkuk 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z It is deployed alongside the army south and west of Kirkuk. Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk's oil fields, airbase 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z They said the photos were taken “inside Kirkuk.” The Latest: Iraqi Kurds withdraw from area near Kirkuk 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The most serious clash happened south of Kirkuk, an exchange of artillery fire between the Peshmerga and Popular Mobilisation, the KRG official said. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z “Tens of thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces are already stationed in and around Kirkuk,” Rasul said on Kurdish TV channel Rudaw. Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face 'Iraqi threat' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Voters living in Kurdish-controlled areas - including Kirkuk - voted overwhelmingly in favour of secession, prompting calls from Kurdish officials for negotiations. Iraqi Kurds send reinforcements to Kirkuk 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Kurdish forces known as the peshmerga closed roads to Kirkuk early Thursday after Kurdish authorities warned that Baghdad was moving forces in the direction of the Kurdish-held city. Iraqi militias spokesman says Kurdish leader ‘worse’ than IS 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Kirkuk was included in the September referendum even though it falls outside the autonomous Kurdish region in the northeast Iraq. Ayad Allawi, Iraqi vice president, warns of ‘civil war’ over Kurdish-held Kirkuk 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The Iraqi forces’ operation in the region of Kirkuk followed meetings held on Sunday by the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdish leadership in the town of Dokan. Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurdish Peshmerga moved into Kirkuk when the army collapsed in the face of Islamic State in 2014, preventing the region’s oil fields from falling in the hands of the militants. Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face 'Iraqi threat' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Kirkuk was included in the September referendum even though it falls outside the autonomous Kurdish region in the country’s northeast. Iraqi VP warns of ‘civil war’ over Kurdish-held Kirkuk 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z He infuriated Mr. Abadi and Mr. Erdogan by, among other things, staging the vote in areas outside the Kurdistan region, including the disputed multiethnic city of Kirkuk. Opinion | Iraq’s Kurds need to put democracy before independence 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z After last month’s referendum, Iraq’s parliament called on Abadi to send troops to the city of Kirkuk, which is controlled by Kurdish forces known as the peshmerga but claimed by Baghdad. Iraq says it has retaken Islamic State's last urban stronghold in the country 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Lawmakers also dismissed the ethnically mixed Kirkuk province’s Kurdish governor who supported the referendum. Kurdish lawmakers boycott Iraq parliament session in Baghdad 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z “Tens of thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces are already stationed in and around Kirkuk,” Rasul said on Kurdish TV channel Rudaw. Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face 'Iraqi threat' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Another, Mr. Phillips said, may involve shared governance of Kirkuk, with power distributed among ethnic groups. After the Vote, Does the Kurdish Dream of Independence Have a Chance? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Ali also scoffed at Iraqi threats to move troops into Kirkuk, the oil-rich city claimed by both Arabs and Kurds. As Kurdish Borders Close, War of Words Heats Up 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The mostly Sunni Arab town, long a bastion of insurgency against Iraq’s Shiite Muslim-led government, sits in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk. Iraq says it has retaken Islamic State's last urban stronghold in the country 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Turkey still depends on the oil pumped from Kirkuk, Western allies are urging restraint and the most likely next step is dialogue, our correspondent adds. Iraq to halt flights to Kurdistan Region 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Kurdish Peshmerga moved into Kirkuk when the army collapsed in the face of Islamic State in 2014, preventing the region’s oil fields from falling in the hands of the militants. Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face 'Iraqi threat' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Moreover, more than half of Kurdish oil revenue comes from the oil fields of Kirkuk, a city that lies at the heart of the standoff with Baghdad. After the Vote, Does the Kurdish Dream of Independence Have a Chance? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z “They couldn’t enter Kirkuk under ISIS, they couldn’t liberate it then, and now?” As Kurdish Borders Close, War of Words Heats Up 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Among the stipulations was the authorization to deploy troops in areas claimed by both Baghdad and Irbil, including oilfields in the province of Kirkuk, a particular point of contention between the two sides. Legislators object as Iraqi Kurds vote overwhelmingly to secede 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z That land includes the city of Kirkuk, home to ethnic Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen. Iraqi Kurds Vote to Split From Baghdad 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z If violence does flare, Kirkuk may be where it starts. Western officials are trying to avert the next war in Iraq 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But Baghdad considers the Kurdish claim illegitimate, and Iraq’s Parliament has asked Mr. Abadi to dispatch troops to seize Kirkuk’s oil fields. After the Vote, Does the Kurdish Dream of Independence Have a Chance? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z In ethnically-mixed Kirkuk, where Arabs and Turkmen opposed the vote, local Kurdish-led authorities lifted an overnight curfew imposed to maintain control. Turkey threatens retaliation after Iraqi Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z There were scenes of celebration as the polls closed in the regional capital, Irbil, and in the disputed city of Kirkuk, where a curfew was imposed on Monday night amid fears of unrest. High turnout in Iraqi Kurdistan vote 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z South of Irbil, near Kirkuk, which marks the heartland of Kurdish aspirations for their state in the making, peshmerga militia fighters were on guard. Kurd independence vote raises fears in region 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Voting is taking place across the region and in disputed territories claimed by both Baghdad and the Kurds, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. The Latest: Turkey may close airspace, border to Iraqi Kurds 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “To Kurds, Kirkuk is their Jerusalem,” said David L. Phillips, a former State Department adviser who has worked on Iraq for 30 years. After the Vote, Does the Kurdish Dream of Independence Have a Chance? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z In ethnically-mixed Kirkuk, where Arabs and Turkmen opposed the vote, local Kurdish-led authorities lifted an overnight curfew imposed to maintain control. Turkey threatens retaliation after Iraqi Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z On Sunday, officials from Kurdistan’s main parties agreed to hold the referendum in Kirkuk, an oil-rich city that is claimed by both the Kurdistan regional government and Iraq’s central government. Iran blocks flights to Iraq’s Kurdish region ahead of independence vote 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Arabs and Turkmen voted in Kirkuk alongside Kurds. Kurd independence vote raises fears in region 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “Maybe the Kurds will tell Turkmens and Arabs to leave because now this is a home for the Kurds,” said Ali Abdel, 37, a Turkmen who owns a billiard hall in Kirkuk. Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z If Kirkuk were somehow resolved or set aside, Iraq might well be willing to negotiate independence for the three governorates the Kurds have run virtually on their own for a quarter century. After the Vote, Does the Kurdish Dream of Independence Have a Chance? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z The contention here is not just about Kurdish self-rule, it is about what happens to the tens of thousands of Arab and Turkmen residents of Kirkuk under Kurdish rule. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The singer and Global Citizen will fund the expansion of a Save the Children pilot program, Healing and Education through the Arts, to violence-scarred young people living in Iraq’s Kirkuk and Salah al Din areas. Demi Lovato to help war-scarred children in Iraq 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z But including Kirkuk and other areas to the south, which remain disputed between Kurds and Arabs was an “inflammatory” move that forced Baghdad to react with hostility, the observers say. Fearful neighbours look on as Iraq’s Kurds stake claim to nationhood 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z After pesh merga fighters seized the city of Kirkuk and its lucrative oil fields in 2014, Baghdad stopped sending budget payments, crippling a Kurdistan economy already battered by sinking oil prices. Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Diplomats are particularly concerned about the decision to hold voting in disputed areas that are controlled by Kurdish forces but claimed by Baghdad — notably the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Independence vote puts Iraqi Kurds at odds with neighbors and allies, including the U.S. 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z But for some non-Kurdish residents of Kirkuk and other disputed areas, the referendum is seen as a provocation and an attempt by Kurds to assert power in contested territory. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The Kurds, and their peshmerga military forces, are in effective control of Kirkuk, the contested northern city that lies outside the regional government’s boundaries. Referendum puts U.S. at odds with old ally in the Middle East 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The Iraqis cannot forcibly remove him with Kirkuk under pesh merga control. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But Kirkuk, one of several disputed areas included in the referendum, is also home to Arabs and Turkmens, who feel threatened by possible inclusion in a Kurdish nation someday. Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Hawijah sits in Kirkuk province, which is due to participate Monday in a controversial referendum on Kurdish independence from Iraq. Iraqi forces launch battle against Islamic State footholds in vast Anbar province 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014 without firing a single bullet. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The referendum also complicated and delayed the operation to retake the Kirkuk province town of Hawijah from the Islamic State. Referendum puts U.S. at odds with old ally in the Middle East 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Kurds in Kirkuk have provoked Baghdad by flying Kurdish flags and erecting a massive statue of a pesh merga fighter at the city gates, a Kalashnikov rifle on his shoulder. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Today, Mr. Karim is the embattled governor of Kirkuk province, fired on Sept. 14 by Baghdad but still in office because Kirkuk is controlled by Kurds. Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Violence flared in the provincial capital, also called Kirkuk, on Monday night when gunfire outside the headquarters of a local Turkmen party left two Kurds dead, prompting Kurdish riot police to descend on the scene. Iraqi Kurds set to vote on independence, panicking neighbors and Washington 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Ali was just one year old when his family was pushed from Kirkuk. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Kirkuk lies outside the official boundaries of the Kurdistan region and is claimed by both the Kurds and the central government in Baghdad. Curfew imposed in Iraqi city before Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is one of several Iraqi areas taken by Kurds in 2014, expanding their enclave by more than 40 percent. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Iraq’s Kurds plan to hold the referendum next Monday in their self-ruled region as well as disputed areas, including the oil-rich province of Kirkuk. Clashes erupt in Iraqi city of Kirkuk over Kurdish vote 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Iraq’s parliament last week voted to oust the Kirkuk provincial governor, a Kurdish physician with dual U.S. citizenship, over his support for the referendum. Iraqi Kurds set to vote on independence, panicking neighbors and Washington 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z “If the referendum is held there will be violence between the ethnic groups of Kirkuk.” The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Kurdish peshmerga fighters seized Kirkuk and other disputed territories when the Iraqi army was defeated by Islamic State in 2014, preventing its oilfields from falling into the militants’ hands. Curfew imposed in Iraqi city before Kurdish independence vote 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The referendum dispute has left the pesh merga on the sidelines of a coalition assault that began Thursday against one the last Islamic State strongholds in Iraq, the town of Hawija, in Kirkuk province. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Both sides will debate the thorny issue of Kirkuk and other so-called disputed areas - mostly controlled by the Kurdish-majority KRI but inhabited by Kurds and non-Kurds and still claimed by Baghdad. Iraqi Kurdish referendum: What is at stake? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Analysts say Barzani is overreaching by including Kirkuk in the referendum. Iraqi Kurds set to vote on independence, panicking neighbors and Washington 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The Iraqi army, they say, is unable or unwilling to protect them or Kirkuk. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z “It’s chaotic there,” Muhammad Mahdi al-Bayati, a senior leader of Iraq’s mostly Shiite militiamen, known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, said earlier this week, describing Kirkuk in the lead-up to the vote. Iraq says may use force if Kurdish referendum turns violent 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z A central issue is the status of Kirkuk, an oil-rich city that provides Kurdistan its single biggest source of revenue. Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Last month, the Kirkuk provincial council voted to participate in a referendum on Kurdish independence planned later this month, raising the possibility that Kirkuk would become part of a fully autonomous Kurdish nation. The Islamic State is on the run in Iraq, but some major battles remain 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Daesh is still there in western Kirkuk and they are talking about independence from whom? Transcript of AP interview with Iraqi PM 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is the most significant of Iraq’s disputed territories under de facto Kurdish control that will vote in the controversial referendum Sept. 25. The Iraqi City Set to Implode if the Kurds Vote for Independence 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Al-Bayati’s forces — sanctioned by Baghdad, but many with close ties to Iran — are deployed around Kirkuk as well as other disputed territories in Iraq’s north. Iraq says may use force if Kurdish referendum turns violent 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z He echoes Mr Barzani, who says Kirkuk is Kurdish, and that “the people of Kurdistan are willing to die to defend it.” A Kurdish referendum on independence risks backfiring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Western powers are concerned a plebiscite in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region - including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk - could divert attention from the war against Islamic State militants. Israel endorses independent Kurdish state 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr Barzani likewise dismissed criticism of decision to hold the referendum in Kirkuk. Iraqi Kurds 'prepared to draw own borders', Barzani warns Baghdad - BBC News 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Analysts say Baghdad is open to talking about independence with the Kurds, as long as their state does not include Kirkuk. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Hawija is near Kirkuk, a city long divided by Arabs and Kurds that was taken over by Kurdish forces in 2014, after the Islamic State swept through northern and central Iraq. Iraq Declares Victory Over ISIS in Tal Afar 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is just one of several flashpoints stretching west to Sinjar, and up the Euphrates into Syria, where Arab and Kurdish forces compete to fill the vacuum left by IS. A Kurdish referendum on independence risks backfiring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Western powers are concerned a plebiscite in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region - including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk - could divert attention from the war against Islamic State militants. Israel endorses independent Kurdish state 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr Barzani also warned the Kurds would fight any group that tried to change the "reality" in Kirkuk by force. Iraqi Kurds 'prepared to draw own borders', Barzani warns Baghdad - BBC News 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z “But not with Kirkuk. That is an absolute red line for everyone in Baghdad who isn’t a Kurd.” For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z By including Kirkuk in the referendum next month, it hopes to legitimise its claim over the territory. A referendum on Kurdish independence from Iraq carries grave risks 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z His family fled violence in Kirkuk after his younger brother was injured by a car bomb. Foreign-born recruits, promised citizenship by the Pentagon, flee the country to avoid deportation 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Among the areas where they seized control is the city of Kirkuk, as well as towns and villages across Nineveh province. By the numbers: The fight against Islamic State in Iraq 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z When their lieutenant was killed in action in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 2011, Mangolds and his platoon decided to get identical American flag tattoos. Veterans’ tattoos symbolize loss, patriotism, resistance 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z It also could set off violence in disputed areas like Kirkuk, a multiethnic city under Kurdish control that has long been contested between the central government and Kurdish authorities. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr Abadi’s government will not sanction what it sees as a grab for oil and land, particularly Kirkuk. A referendum on Kurdish independence from Iraq carries grave risks 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The Peshmerga effectively runs Kirkuk, also claimed by Turkmen and Arabs. Iraqi Kurdish leader says no turning back on independence bid 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Nor is there a willingness to do business on touchstone issues such as Kirkuk or oil revenues. Kurds see chance to advance their cause in ruins of Islamic State 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In Iraq, some northern sections near Mosul saw a decrease in light, while areas around Baghdad, Irbil, and Kirkuk saw increases. Satellite Eye on Earth: May 2017 – in pictures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z And in Iraq, the onslaught of the Islamic State allowed the Kurds to claim new territory, including Kirkuk, which was abandoned by fleeing Iraqi soldiers. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z In exile, staff organized makeshift classes in motels, in Kirkuk and Dohuk. Mosul’s Library Without Books 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z NQ: While I was covering the Islamic State's exploitation of oil reserves, I was filming a pipeline in Kirkuk in Iraq and I was arrested. How Filmmakers Captured a Daring Escape From ISIS Territory 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The Associated Press visited one such village outside Kirkuk where Arab residents said Kurdish forces labeled their homes as “confiscated,” seized identification documents and reduced buildings to rubble. Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against IS 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The status of some of these areas, such as the city of Kirkuk, is supposed to be decided by plebiscite under Iraq’s constitution. Boundary between Iraq, Kurdish territory divides communities 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Kirkuk, inhabited by Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens, has long been the center of dispute between Baghdad and Kurdistan. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Two militants detonated their vests at the entrance to the K1 base overnight, and the remaining three were killed by Kurdish peshmerga forces who control the Kirkuk area where it is situated. Islamic State attacks base where U.S. advisers stationed in Iraq 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Nazhan was in Kirkuk, where he’d brought the dead to be officially identified and registered, so that their children would be eligible for benefits. The Recent History of Bombing the Shit Out of ’Em 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The goal was to take the Kirkuk military base, capture the government center, and free hundreds of prisoners. Face to Face with the Ghost of ISIS 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z In Kirkuk, a woman said police were asking for tens of thousands of dollars to release her son, who is accused of helping the militants. Away from Iraq’s front lines, the Islamic State is creeping back in 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The governor of Kirkuk, Najmaldin Karim, dismisses the argument that the Kurds have too many problems – an economic crisis, political divisions, the uncertain status of Kirkuk and other disputed areas – to seek independence now. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z But I was the daughter of the police chief of Kirkuk. An Iraqi Immigrant’s Unexpected Role 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z One is in medical school in Baghdad; the other is in dentistry school in Kirkuk. Mothers and Daughters Divided by Refugee Ban Encounter the Guilt of Good Fortune 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z They drove deep into Kirkuk, taking control of the power station, several police bases, and tall buildings where they deployed snipers. Face to Face with the Ghost of ISIS 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z A year ago, security forces arrested her son at their temporary home in a half-constructed building in Kirkuk. Away from Iraq’s front lines, the Islamic State is creeping back in 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Ceding Kirkuk to the Kurds is also anathema for the city’s Arabs and Turkmen. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z A separate military statement said the federal police in the area also captured a highway linking Mosul to the city of Kirkuk to the southeast. Iraqi forces advance at Mosul University, take areas along Tigris: officials 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Iraq's Kurdish regional government said in a statement on Sunday that Kurdish and coalition forces killed an Islamic State figure in a joint operation near the city of Kirkuk on Jan. 5. Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z After Kurdish forces retook control of Kirkuk, Abu Yasser shed his weapons and body armor and tried to slip into a crowd that had assembled. Face to Face with the Ghost of ISIS 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Iraq is reviewing several options to implement the reduction, including cuts from Kirkuk oilfield, southern fields being developed by oil majors or other state-run areas, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said in an interview. Iraq to abide by OPEC cut, expects output growth in future 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z On the streets of Kirkuk, where Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens mingle in cafes and on street corners, talk of the referendum among them is taboo. For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z They took control of the long-disputed northern city of Kirkuk that summer, ostensibly to protect it from IS. As Iraq's Kurds eye statehood, a border takes shape 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z When IS overran Mosul and much of the north and pushed through central Iraq toward Baghdad in the summer of 2014, Kurdish security forces moved in and assumed full control of Kirkuk. Ruins of homes in Kirkuk a sign of divisions to come in Iraq 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z In one such attack, dozens of militants stormed Kirkuk, east of Mosul, and killed more than 80 people, most of them civilians. Attack claimed by Islamic State kills scores of Shiite pilgrims in Iraq 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z But it said the agreement did not cover territory taken by peshmerga fighters from Islamic State forces between 2014 and the start of the Mosul campaign last month, which includes the contested region of Kirkuk. Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z After that, they rounded up all male residents over the age of 18, detained them and took them to a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Kirkuk. During Mosul Offensive, Kurdish Fighters Clear Arab Village, Demolish Homes 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z "In village after village in Kirkuk and Nineveh, KRG security forces destroyed Arab homes – but not those belonging to Kurds – for no legitimate military purpose," said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at HRW. Iraqi Kurds' destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The destruction “will not serve the security or peaceful coexistence of the people of Kirkuk,” he said. Ruins of homes in Kirkuk a sign of divisions to come in Iraq 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The militants targeted Kirkuk in part due to its proximity to Hawija, an Islamic State-held town that sits between Baghdad and Mosul and is a longtime haven for Sunni extremists. Remains in Mass Grave Near Mosul Identified 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z They were fleeing from Hawija, west of the city of Kirkuk. IS bombs kill 17 Iraqi civilians - BBC News 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The students, who were attending a university in Kirkuk, were living down the street from the scene of the heaviest fighting. Trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z KIRKUK, Iraq — Eighty-four bodies of Islamic State fighters were piled high at the Kirkuk hospital morgue, as the pathologists went through the gruesome work of gathering intelligence on the group’s sudden counterattack on the city. Seeking Clues to ISIS Strategy in Corpses and Cellphones Left in Kirkuk 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Lying on the southern edge of Kirkuk proper, in addition to the neighborhood’s residents, the area was also hosting mostly Sunni Arabs who fled villages around Kirkuk that were overrun by IS in 2014. Ruins of homes in Kirkuk a sign of divisions to come in Iraq 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z IS media meanwhile played up diversionary attacks in Kirkuk, south-east of Mosul and Rutba in remote western Iraq. Mosul: How is IS selling the battle? - BBC News 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z On October 21st about 100 well-organised IS fighters infiltrated the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and engaged security forces in running street battles that lasted three days. Tightening the noose 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z There were some 500 students living in houses throughout Kirkuk who were being housed by the Chaldean Catholic diocese. Trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z A number of Islamic State fighters killed in Kirkuk were equipped with GPS locaters. Seeking Clues to ISIS Strategy in Corpses and Cellphones Left in Kirkuk 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is claimed by both Iraq’s central government and the largely autonomous Kurdish region. Ruins of homes in Kirkuk a sign of divisions to come in Iraq 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z But just days into the Mosul offensive, Islamic State mounted a massive coordinated attack on oil-rich Kirkuk, which is about 100 miles southeast of Mosul and 35 miles east of Hawija. ISIS Hotbed Looms as Risk in Mosul Fight 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Kirkuk was recaptured, and Iraqi ground troops, backed by a U.S. Captured battlefield cellphones, computers give U.S. valuable intelligence in ISIS fight 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z |
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