A rare rocket attack targeted Kirkuk in northern Iraq, injuring one. Officials suspect militias or ISIS amid growing regional ...

Iraqi forces advance towards the city of Kirkuk during an operation against Kurdish fighters on October 16, 2017. Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters near the disputed city of Kirkuk ...

Iraq aims to raise its export capacity to 8.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the coming years from less than 5 million bpd currently, 1 million of which could come via Kirkuk. News Today's news ...

A city in Iraq's oil-rich northeast could become a model for the future, or a free-for-all for competing interests and the settling of old scores.

12,000 Turkish soldiers are poised to intervene if Kurds move to retake the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer.

Power has shifted again in one of Iraq's most ancient and pivotal cities — Kirkuk. Kurds have recently been on top there but now Arab leaders are in charge and residents are tense as they look ...

The 1957 census – considered the least politicised – broke down Kirkuk’s population by mother tongue, finding the province was 48.3 percent Kurd, 28.2 percent Arab, 21.4 percent Turkmen, and ...

Experts predict that if civil war erupts in Iraq, the spark may come from Kirkuk. Oil-rich and under de facto Kurdish control, the city has emerged as one of Iraq’s most hotly contested flashpoints.

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Iraq's oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against neighboring Iran. Washington is pressuring Baghdad to resume ...