STORY: The dispute centers on a building in Kirkuk that was once the headquarters for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) but which the Iraqi army has used a base since 2017.The central government …
Clashes in Iraq’s Kirkuk kill three protesters
Kirkuk, an oil-rich province in northern Iraq along the fault lines between the Kurdish autonomous region and areas controlled by Iraq’s Shi’ite-dominated central government, has been the focus of some of the country’s worst post-Islamic State violence.
Pakistan Navy flotilla visits Port Umm Qasr, Iraq during overseas deployment
The Pakistan Navy Flotilla comprising PN Ships HIMMAT, DEHSHAT and MUHAFIZ visited Port Umm Qasr, Iraq during Overseas Deployment to Gulf countries.
Clashes in Iraq’s Kirkuk over handover of police HQ to Kurds leave 1 dead, several injured
Demonstrations in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk over the handover of a key facility from federal to local Kurdish authorities turned violent Saturday, and one protester was killed and several were injured,
Curfew imposed in Iraq’s Kirkuk after rival protests turn deadly
In 2014, the KDP and the Peshmerga, the security forces of the autonomous Kurdish region, took control of Kirkuk, an oil-producing region of northern Iraq. Federal troops expelled them in 2017 after an abortive referendum on Kurdish independence.
One Killed In Protests In Iraq’s Kirkuk: Official
At least one civilian was killed and eight other people were injured Saturday when clashes erupted during protests in the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a local official said.
Iraq: Bus collision in Baghdad kills 18, most victims were Iranian pilgrims
Eighteen people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, were killed in a collision between two minibuses in Iraq’s capital city Baghdad late Friday (September 1). Citing local media, the news agency reported that the accident occurred between Dujail and Samarra.
Big US convoy moving from Al Tanf towards Iraq-Syria border
In continuation of mysterious actions of occupying US troops in Syria, a security source reported that a large convoy of the troops started moving from their al-Tanf base towards the al-Qaim border crossing in western Iraq.
Iraq and Kuwait Should Get to the Bottom of Their Border Dispute
This dispute remains a major source of contention between Iraq and Kuwait. The diplomatic visit holds special significance due to its close timing with the twenty-third anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, which still reverberates in the …
18 People Have Been Killed in Iraq After a Bus Carrying Shiite Pilgrims to Karbala Overturned
Iraqi medical officials say 18 people have been killed after a bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad …