The Federal Court of Iraq has rejected complaints from Arabs and Turkmen regarding the alleged illegal formation of Kirkuk’s local government. This has led to tensions within the Turkmen Front ...

Control over oil and gas has long been a source of tension between Baghdad and the Kurds, with Kirkuk - a region rich in hydrocarbons - at the centre of the dispute. The Kurds lost control of the ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk is only three percent green, a local ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Several suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members were arrested in Kirkuk in a joint operation between Kurdish and Iraqi forces, the Kurdish Counter Terrorism Group ...