Kirkuk

Iraq Defeated ISIS, but the Battle Against Extremism Rages On

Even as Iraq’s pro-government forces close in on Rawa, one of the very last strongholds of the extremist group known as the Islamic State, ordinary Iraqis everywhere are wondering where the extremists will turn up next.
A series of recent attacks and arrests are cause for concern. In Kirkuk, the headquarters of the Shia Muslim militias in that city was attacked and a day after that, authorities announced they had arrested a terrorist network inside the city.

Iraqi Kurds Renounce Secession Claims – Will Remain Part of Iraq

On the 25th of September, Iraqi Kurds held a secessionist vote based on the principles of extreme ethno-nationalist, where Kurds voted to separate from Iraq. The referendum was boycotted by Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians and local Turkmen and was doubly controversial as it included areas of Iraq that had been unilaterally occupied by Kurdish militants, which are outside the legally defined Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq.

Collapse in Iraqi Kurdistan: US’s Plan C fails before it begins

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First video of liberated Kirkuk

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Iraq’s new war: The Battle of Kirkuk intensifies as Iraqi troops make new gains

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PKK presence in Kirkuk amounts to declaration of war, says Iraqi government

Press TV – October 15, 2017 The Iraqi government has accused authorities from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of bringing militants from Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to the disputed oil province of Kirkuk, saying it considered the move as a “declaration of war.” The National Security Council, headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider […]