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Despite the defeat of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate nearly a decade ago, the group retains sleeper cells in Iraq, Iraqi security officials told Reuters ahead of the US withdrawal.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: Iraqi commander killed by Islamic State following Iraqi airstrikes against the group
An Iraqi brigadier general and two other military personnel were killed by an explosive device linked to the Islamic State near Kirkuk on October 14, a day after Iraqi F-16s carried out airstrikes ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: 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 » Security: Roadside bomb kills Iraqi army brigadier, soldier near Kirkuk
BAGHDAD, Oct 14 - A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army vehicle killed an Iraqi army brigadier and a soldier near the northern city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the military said, in the second attack on ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: Islamic State Attack Kills Iraqi Policeman Near Kirkuk
BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - At least one Iraqi federal policeman was killed and four others wounded on Monday when Islamic State militants attacked a federal police site southwest of the oil-rich ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: Two Iraqi army officers killed after explosive device left by ISIS detonated
An Iraqi Army brigadier general and a warrant officer were killed on Wednesday after an explosive device left behind by ISIS exploded in the northern province of […] ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: Protesters end demonstration in Iraq's Kirkuk after multiple casualties
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 » Security: 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 » Security: Most say 'yes' in KRG vote on support for independence in northern Iraq
Initial official results show over 92 percent voted 'yes' in the KRG referendum on support for secession from Baghdad. The Iraqi government, and major regional players and their backers, fear the ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Security: 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 » Security: Iraq holds funeral for 47 security personnel executed by ISIS years ago
Iraqi authorities held a mass funeral on Tuesday in the northern city of Mosul for 47 victims executed by ISIS ten years ago.