4 Iraqi Officers Injured in ISIS Attack on Kirkuk
An Iraqi security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said four policemen were injured in a Daesh attack in Kirkuk.
Iraq Army Frustrates ISIS Operation in Kirkuk
Iraqi army forces thwarted an ISIL terrorist attack in Kirkuk province during a large-scale operation.
PMU Razes ISIL Tunnels in Kirkuk
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces destroyed several tunnels belonging to ISIL elements in western Kirkuk.
Iraqi Aircraft Kill 23 ISIS Members in Kirkuk
Iraqi military aircraft bombarded an ISIS terror group hideout south of Kirkuk, managing to kill 23 of them, security sources said.
Iraqi Troops Repel ISIS Attacks in Kirkuk, Diyala
Iraqi troops and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units repelled two major attacks by ISIS terrorists in the provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala.
Kurds’ Retreat from Kirkuk Foils Barzani’s Plot against Region
TEHRAN– A member of Iran’s Expediency Council said the Kurdish Peshmerga forces’ withdrawal from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk put an end to a dangerous plot hatched against regional security. With the Kurdish forces’ retreat from Kirkuk today, the back of a Barzani’s scheme against the region’s security was broken, Ali Akbar Velayati said […]
Iraqi forces take control of ‘vast’ regions in disputed Kirkuk
Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk following clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga forces who had occupied the oil-rich region. The move was announced via Iraqi state TV early on Monday, shortly after reports of government forces advancing towards strategic locations such as airfields and airbases located to the west of […]
Iraqi parliament votes to dismiss Kirkuk governor over independence vote
The Iraqi parliament has voted to dismiss the governor of the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk after the provincial council voted to take part in the upcoming Kurdish independence referendum irrespective of the central government’s strong opposition to the planned vote. An unnamed parliamentary source told Arabic-language al-Sumaria television network on Thursday that Iraqi legislators had voted […]