Iraq News » Kirkuk News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Iraq's Kirkuk governor post to rotate to Turkmen for first time since 2003
Kirkuk, an oil-rich and multi-ethnic province located approximately 250 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, remains a disputed territory.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: History of Kirkuk
NPR's Lynn Neary profiles the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk, 150 miles north of Baghdad. It sits atop the remains of a settlement dating to 3000 B.C. The city is a trade and export capital for produce ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: 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 » History: Iraq To Restore Kirkuk-Turkey Pipeline as Iran War Chokes Off Exports
Iraq is scrambling to restore a northern oil export route that would send crude from the Kirkuk fields directly to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as the war involving Iran has effectively shut ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Kirkuk governor says not officially told to step down amid rumours
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha said on Tuesday that he has not been officially informed to step down amid reports claiming his party has agreed to hand over the post to a ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Iraq's divided vote may deepen Kirkuk dispute
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A dispute between Kurds and Arabs over Iraq's oil producing city of Kirkuk may deepen after a strong election challenge by Iyad Allawi's Arab nationalist Iraqiya to the ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Kirkuk A Flashpoint For Ethnic Divisions In Iraq
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News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Explosive drone downed near Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq's Kirkuk province
An explosive drone was shot down near Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq's oil-rich province of Kirkuk early on Friday, the Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said in a statement. The Kurdistan ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: Iraq and BP Forge $25 Billion Kirkuk Oil Deal
BP engineers have started initial assessments at four strategic oilfields in Kirkuk, Iraq, as part of a $25-billion agreement to redevelop the region's oil and gas infrastructure. The deal, finalized ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: From the archives: Soldiers question a villager about possible oil smuggling in Iraq, 2007
Soldiers question a villager about possible oil smuggling about 30 miles southwest of Kirkuk in Iraq in April 2007.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » History: The Kurds' moment: Why Iran’s Kurdish opposition thinks history is turning in its favor
Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq have faced incredible hardships. They have persevered. Now they sense that their moment has arrived.