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Decision to hand over army building to regional KDP is postponed after violent protests in multi-ethnic northern city leave at least three people dead and 16 wounded, officials say.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Iraq courts US oil giants to secure new export routes
Chevron and ConocoPhillips are pursuing different paths into Iraq’s oil sector, but the $60 billion in announced deals will mean little until contracts close and pipelines are built.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Iraq’s FM says protecting Kurdistan Region Is Iraqi government’s responsibility
Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Kurdi article. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says the federal government is responsible for protecting the Kurdistan Region, as ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: BP to help Iraq produce 450,000 barrels per day from Kirkuk oilfields
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The development plan for four oilfields in northern Iraq has entered a new phase, a move aiming to support Baghdad’s efforts to increase oil production capacity to 10 million ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: What Iraq’s US troop withdrawal means for security after Kirkuk killings
As Iraq assumes full responsibility for its security following the coalition’s withdrawal, a disputed counterterrorism operation in Kirkuk is raising questions about accountability, public trust and ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout
"F-16 aircraft carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, resulting in its complete destruction." ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk governor’s office in push against Kurds
Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor’s office, key military sites and an oil field on Monday as they swept across the disputed province following soaring tensions over an independence referendum.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: Kurds, Arabs jockey for position in north Iraq
BAGHDAD — Kurdish and Arab politicians in northern Iraq are preparing for a potentially long and bruising fight over disputed areas as they await the release of U.N. reports expected to propose joint ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Government: As Chaos Develops, What Went Wrong in Kirkuk, Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Kirkuk is on war footing as the Kurdish peshmerga on one hand and a combination of Iraqi army units and Shiite militias on the other face off over the disputed, oil-rich city. The fighting, ...