Kirkuk
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Barzani says former Turkish president wanted federation with Iraq’s Kurds / Amberin Zaman
In his memoir, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani shares that Turkey's former President Turgut Ozal had once floated the idea of "annexing" Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Years after IS defeat, northern Iraq struggles to rebuild
In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job.
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Iraqi Kurdish soldier killed in ISIS attack in Makhmour
An Iraqi soldier was killed in an Islamic State (ISIS) group ambush in the Makhmour district of Erbil Province on Sunday, April 25, NRT reported.
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Cross-sectarian bloc emerges in Iraq / Hassan Ali Ahmed
As none of the political coalitions are able to hold a legal session for selecting the president that requires two-thirds of the members, the Iraqi political scene is facing a deadlock.
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Baghdad initiates proceedings to implement Supreme Court's decision on KRG's oil autonomy
Iraq's Ministerial Council of National Security on Wednesday has initiated the implementation proceedings of the Supreme Court's decision against Erbil's independent administration of Kurdistan's oil resources.
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Two terrorist elements arrested in Kirkuk
Two terrorist elements were identified and arrested during an operation by Iraqi federal police forces in the northern Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk.
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Kurdistan Region's Parliament denounces Baghdad's decision about oil and gas
The Kurdistan Region Parliament said that the Federal Court's decision regarding the oil and gas law is a "serious blow to the Iraqi federal system and the rights of citizenship."
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Iraqi federal supreme court deems Kurdish oil, gas law unconstitutional
The Federal Supreme Court issued a verdict on Tuesday, February 15, that the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) law on the independent sale of the Region’s oil and natural gas was against the Iraqi constitution.
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Mustafa al-Kadhimi visits Erbil, meets Masrour Barzani
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil on Wednesday, December 8, to discuss joint operations between Peshmerga forces and Iraqi Security Forces against Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
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HDP expresses concern over increasing ISIS attacks in Kurdistan Region
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) expressed concern over the escalating ISIS attacks in Makhmour, Kirkuk and Shingal and called for necessary measures to be adopted.
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ISIS seeking to take territory in Iraq disputed regions: Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Monde Diplomatique magazine has warned that the ISIS is seriously seeking territory in the disputed areas of Iraq.
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Peshmerga delegation pays visit to Baghdad
A delegation from the Ministry of Peshmerga headed to Baghdad on Tuesday to hold intelligence and security talks with Iraqi officials, the ministry said in a statement.
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KDP Peshmerga denies accusations over helping ISIS in Makhmour
The forces of the Peshmerga 80 brigade affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have denied allegations by a "volunteer anti-ISIS commander from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the Makhmur area" that the KDP forces had assisted the ISIS and preventing him from participating in the fight against ISIS in the area.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets Peshmerga commanders over recent ISIS attacks
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met Peshmerga commanders on Monday, December 6, and discussed recent attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS) in which twenty-two Peshmerga members were killed.
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200 ISIS militants entered Iraq from Syria: Peshmerga commander
The Deputy Commander of Kurdish forces at the Qaratapa-Hamrin front, Muhammed Rostam, said on Sunday that a group of armed men committed to the Islamic State (ISIS) were brought to Iraq from Syria.
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Erbil, Baghdad agree to coordinate against ISIS
A representative from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Baghdad said on Sunday, December 5, the Ministry of Peshmerga and Iraq’s Ministry of Defense have agreed to resolve security problems in areas where the Islamic State (ISIS) carries out attacks.
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Two more Peshmerga lost lives in an ISIS attack in Kirkuk
The public relations hesd of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Kirkuk announced that two Peshmerga forces were killed and two others were wounded in an ISIS attack on Peshmerga positions in an areas in the Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk.
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Students protest in Kurdistan Region for third day in row
University and institute students protested in the Kurdistan Region for a third day in a row, calling on the government to resume payment of their monthly stipends.
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Joint Peshmerga, Iraq security forces to start training next month
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Sarbast Lazgin said on Monday, November 1, the Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga will begin joint training next month as part of their efforts to combat Islamic State (ISIS) remnants.
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We do not allow Peshmerga return to Kirkuk: Turkmen representative
The former head of the Iraqi Turkmen Front and Kirkuk's representative in the Iraqi parliament has stated that he will not allow the return of Peshmerga forces from the Kurdistan Region to the Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk in the north of Iraq.
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71 Kurds arrested in Kirkuk during election celebration
The security forces in Kirkuk arrested more than 71 ethnic Kurds in the city's Kurdish neighborhoods on Tuesday night, October 12, according to reports by Rudaw TV, Xendan website, Sharpress and Kurdistan 24 and NRT.
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IHEC announced number of seats secured by Kurdistan Region's political parties
On Monday, Oct 11, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced initial results for Iraq’s parliamentary election in 10 provinces across the country.
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Soldiers killed and wounded in an ISIS attack on a Kirkuk polling station
A security source in Kirkuk province said a police officer was killed and two others were wounded when ISIS elements attacked a polling station in the northern Kurdish-majority province.
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PUK condemns Turkey attack on Kirkuk
The political office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has condemned a Turkish airstrike in the Qara Anjir area near Kirkuk which killed one person and injured two others.
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Nechirvan Barzani says Kirkuk issue is serious and needs solution
Kurdistan Region President, Nechirvan Barzani, has stressed that the issue in Kirkuk province was "serious, deep and in need of a solution."
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Iraqi forces, Peshmerga to form joint brigades to combat ISIS
An official from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs stated on Thursday, September 16, that the Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces will form two additional joint brigades to combat Islamic State (ISIS) remnants.
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Iraqi PM vows to fix Kirkuk security issues after gruesome Islamic State attack / Shelly Kittleson
Following an Islamic State attack in which over a dozen Iraqi policemen were killed, the prime minister criticized military leaders’ “shortcomings” and pledged to address the issue. Meanwhile, counterterrorism operations continue in the same disputed province to prevent further attacks.
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Arabs, Turkmens in Kirkuk oppose joint forces between Iraqi and Kurdish forces
Arabs and Turkmens rejected the formation of a joint force between the Iraqi military and Kurdish forces to secure the province.
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Kirkuk International Airport opened officially
The Coordination Committee and Administration of Kirkuk International Airport announced that the necessary preparations have been made for the official opening of the airport and domestic and international flights will be carried out at the airport in the coming days.
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Biden to welcome Iraqi PM at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday.